In the Media
Butt Free Australia intends that this 'In the Media' page will become a forum for sharing stories about butt litter and butt littering that appear in the media, both in Australia and overseas.
A wide range of views, ideas and opinions are likely to be referenced through this page and hopefully will stimulate discussion, raise awareness of – and ultimately solutions for – addressing the problem of butt littering.
Please be aware that articles or statements that are referenced on this page may have been written and published by persons not affiliated with Butt Free Australia. Their inclusion does not in any way imply endorsement. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and Butt Free Australia makes no representation as to the accuracy, quality or reliability of the information.
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In the Media
- 7000 butts gone from the beach (Whitsunday Times, 18 August 2010)
- No butts, time to clean up beach (Whitsunday Times, 12 August 2010)
- Cigarette recycling: a green way to put out the smoke? (Huffington Post/CNN, 4 Aug 2010)
- It takes a lot of guts to stand up and be counted (Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 2010)
- Street ashtray stench creating a scene (The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, 6 July 2010)
- Ban blowin in the wind (Manly Daily, 28 June 2010)
- Council urges locals to bin their butts (ABC Online, Taree, 17 June 2010)
- Butt out, Council tells smokers (Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong), 18 May 2010)
- City to give butts the flick (The Age (Melbourne), 18 May 2010)
- Anti litter campaign targets cigarette butts (Express Advocate (Gosford), 17 May 2010)
- Lord Mayor Robert Doyle warns smokers to not litter streets (Herald Sun (Melbourne) 17 May 2010)
- Take pride in Parramatta, Eels tell locals to bin their butts, (Street Corner, Western Sydney, 14 May 2010)
- Cigarette butts used to prevent rust in China (BBC World Service, 14 May 2010)
- $6M TO KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL AND LITTER FREE (From the Premier of Victoria, 7 March 2010)
- 'City blitz to beat the butt' (Herald Sun (Melbourne), 15 Feb 2010)
- 'New concern for penguins' (Manly Daily, 5 Feb 2010)
- 'Smoking fines not an idle threat this summer' (Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Jan 2010)
- 'Don't be a tosser, bin your butts' (Ararat Advertiser, 11 Jan 2010)
- 'Researchers say cigarette butts are toxic waste' (San Diego State University, US, 3 Nov 2009)
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