From the mundane debris of food wrappers and cigarette butts, to a laboratory incubator and a dead goat, Britain’s beaches are strewn with litter, according to the Marine Conservation Society. The volunteers who conducted the survey, the UK’s biggest, found one piece for each step along the shore. The results showed litter levels along the coasts have increased dramatically since 1994, from 1,000 items per kilometre to over 1,800 items. It also found that plastic litter was at its highest level ever. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘cigarette butts’
Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette. Or not
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Local songwriters cough up five songs about smoking ... read more >>
Local songwriters cough up five songs about smoking ... read more >>
Cigarettes cause brush fire
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Improperly discarded cigarette butts started a small brush fire Sunday afternoon at Wilderness Cove Apartments in Beaufort, a Fire Department spokesman said. ... read more >>
Improperly discarded cigarette butts started a small brush fire Sunday afternoon at Wilderness Cove Apartments in Beaufort, a Fire Department spokesman said. ... read more >>
Fire at MSP Airport Baggage Claim
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Cigarette butts swept by janitor suspected in fire ... read more >>
Cigarette butts swept by janitor suspected in fire ... read more >>
Fire at airport causes evacuation in baggage claim area
Friday, July 10th, 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A fire at the Minneapolis airport closed an area in the baggage claim area Wednesday afternoon. ... read more >>
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A fire at the Minneapolis airport closed an area in the baggage claim area Wednesday afternoon. ... read more >>
