Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
The Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) is the nation’s largest program aimed at reducing cigarette litter. Since its inception in 2002, the program has been implemented in more than 1,800 U.S. communities.
By providing people with easily accessible information and educational tools, as well as funding for ash receptacles and the distribution of pocket or portable ashtrays, Keep America Beautiful is making strides in educating the public and ensuring a cleaner tomorrow.
An effective local Cigarette Litter Prevention Program includes four proven, field-tested solutions or strategies for reducing cigarette butt litter:
- Encourage enforcement of litter laws, including cigarette litter.
- Raise awareness about the issue using public service messages.
- Place ash receptacles at transition points such as entrances to public buildings.
- Distribute pocket or portable ashtrays to adult smokers.
Keep America Beautiful developed the CLPP with funding from Philip Morris USA, an Altria company, in 2002. The program has received additional support from RAI Services Company and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company.
If you would like to help reduce cigarette litter in Charlotte County, you can help us identify areas needing receptacles, do scans, and hand out pocket ash trays at events. Click here to contact us for more information!
Stand for the Land
KCB has also been a recipient of ash receptacles for county facilities from the Stand for the Land program a Keep America Beautiful Program.
This year, we are offering receptacles to business and organizations to help reduce cigarette litter in front of their businesses.
Events
KCB has portable ash receptacles for events. The goal is to provide convenient disposal areas for cigarette Litter so that cleanup after the event is easier. These butts can be recycled with TerraCycle. Volunteers will also attend events and pass out pocket ashtrays to keep the event area clean.
