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Updated: 6:09 PM Jul 6, 2009
Cleaning up cigarette butts
It's a dirty problem, Lexington city leaders and environmentalists are working to clean up. Posted: 3:18 PM Jul 6, 2009Reporter: Janet Kim Email Address: janet.kim@wkyt.com |
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It's a dirty problem, Lexington city leaders and environmentalists are working to clean up.
Mayor Jim Newberry along with Bluegrass Pride announced a city wide cigarette litter project.
The campaign is passing out 20 cigarette butt receptacles decorated by school children to local businesses.
City leaders say littering not only is costly to clean up but it also contributes to storm water pollution, affecting water quality and becoming an environmental hazard.
Residents who notice excessive litter are also encouraged to call LexCalll 311 to ask for the Mad Vac to help clean up the area.
Bluegrass PRIDE has also said law and code enforcement agencies have been encouraged to take a more aggressive approach on citing those who litter.
Mayor Newberry is also trying to organize other clean-up initiatives, in preparation for the 2010 World Equestrian Games.
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My Wife and I visited Lexington a year ago I was appalled at the cigarette butts by the hundreds of thousands at the street intersections. Very nasty and left us with a not pleasant impression of the city. Cigarette butts are NOT biodegradable and release numerous toxins into the water through storm drains. God has given us a gift of a beautiful planet and we are destroying his creation. Very sad for us all.
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What bothers me is why are we just starting to clean up now JUST because of the games? Would we be doing this if the games weren't here? This is our city, we should clean it up because of that, not because we're expecting thousands of tourists!
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I do respect non smokers and try to keep from smoking around them and I don't want anyone to clean up a mess made by me. I do try to knock the fire off my cigarette if there is no ashtray to put it in. But, (no pun intended), there should be ash trays. Non smokers complained until they got smokers outside, and now they complain over the cigarette butts. If the city places the law, then they should also place ashtrays along their busy sidewalks. I agree with others, there are alot more things we should be worrying about.
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