Urban Services Minister John Hargreaves put out this media release yesterday urging smokers to watch their butts. Supposedly we’re going for a Butt Free City but them damn smokers are holding us back.
“Research by the Butt Littering Trust indicates that 58 per cent of smokers inappropriately dispose of butts in various outdoor settings, with many not even thinking it constitutes littering or believing it has serious environmental consequences.” Personally I thought the percentage would be higher.
My next question is who enforces on the spot fines of $200 for butt littering, and when has it ever happened inthe ACT?