How to reduce cigarette butts littering?
Duarte Santos, Marcelo H. (2024)
2024
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The aim of my studies was to collect quantitative data to illustrate the cigarette littering problem at my local community, in La Herradura, Granada (Spain) and to create awareness to this issue. Cigarette Butts (CBs) release harmful toxic substances that contaminate our environment. Society has normalized this behavior of tossing CBs everywhere. They have become one of the most abundant litters on the beaches.
These are my thesis research questions:
1. How many cigarette butts are disposed in my study area (estimate)?
2. How to reduce cigarette butts littering?
The method used was the collection and observation of CBs samples. They were taken from four different sites in the coastal town of La Herradura. These sites were the city street, city center, beach street and the beach. The results showed a high density of CBs litter on two sites, the beach with a ratio of 0.025 CBs/m2, and the city center with a ratio of 11.8 CB/m2.
This was a quantitative case study. My assessment was based on small sample sizes. To fully assess the problem, further and more complex research must be done. The next step is to contact the local authorities, present my findings, and demand environmental actions to decrease the amount of CBs littering, such as the creation of legislation, cigarette recycling units, and so on.
These are my thesis research questions:
1. How many cigarette butts are disposed in my study area (estimate)?
2. How to reduce cigarette butts littering?
The method used was the collection and observation of CBs samples. They were taken from four different sites in the coastal town of La Herradura. These sites were the city street, city center, beach street and the beach. The results showed a high density of CBs litter on two sites, the beach with a ratio of 0.025 CBs/m2, and the city center with a ratio of 11.8 CB/m2.
This was a quantitative case study. My assessment was based on small sample sizes. To fully assess the problem, further and more complex research must be done. The next step is to contact the local authorities, present my findings, and demand environmental actions to decrease the amount of CBs littering, such as the creation of legislation, cigarette recycling units, and so on.