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Crows trained to clean up cigarette butts on Swedish streetsThe wild crows pick up cigarette butts on a voluntary basis and are allowed to come and go as they please, says the owner of Corvid Cleaning in Sweden.WorldFeb 1
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Lethbridge teens awarded grant funding for cigarette butt litter initiative"We've always cared about the environment, and to hear that the city wasn't really doing anything to help it, we decided to do it ourselves."EnvironmentJul 22, 2021
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Planters are not proper ashtrays, cautions Saskatoon Fire DepartmentThe Saskatoon Fire Department says people are mistaken thinking planters are an acceptable way to dispose of smoking material.CanadaMar 17, 2021
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‘He was pretty paranoid’: Dog owner issues warning after pet gets high on walkAfter a Kelowna woman took her dog for a walk Monday evening, Chester started to get extremely sick after eating what's suspected to be cannabis.Jan 27, 2021
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Take Pride Winnipeg launches ‘butt blitz’ to tackle problem of discarded cigarette litter"Cigarette butts account for 30-35 per cent of litter on our streets."HealthAug 6, 2020
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Peterborough man charged after allegedly throwing cigarettes at grocery store employeeA Peterborough man is accused of flicking a cigarette and throwing cigarette butts at a grocery store employee.CrimeJun 18, 2020
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Bob Layton: Careless smokingWe have laws to deal with careless drivers but not careless smokers, Bob Layton says.CommentaryNov 29, 2019
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Peterborough post-secondary students gather 160 pounds of trash during cleanup at Del Crary ParkIncluded in the park's cleanup was nearly 3,000 discarded cigarette butts.EnvironmentNov 7, 2019
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Calgary kicks off This is Not an Ashtray campaignThe city kicked off its #ButtFreeYYC campaign to help educate smokers on the fines and environmental impacts of improperly disposing cigarettes.CanadaAug 27, 2019
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Photo of seabirds sharing a cigarette butt sparks anger over ocean garbageCigarette butts are among the most common forms of human-made pollution in the world's waterways.WorldJul 3, 2019
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