Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
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Join us in the fight to eradicate cigarette butt litter by encouraging your friends and family members to properly dispose of their cigarette waste!
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Did you know?
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Cigarettes take up to a decade to biodegrade
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Toxins from cigarette litter contaminate groundwater
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Cigarette litter is harmful to wildlife
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world
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Cities spend millions cleaning up cigarette litter
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We want to partner with you!
OKC Beautiful partners with organizations across Oklahoma City to prevent cigarette litter. We provide receptacles - you collect and send the cigarette waste to Terracycle. These materials are repurposed into a hard plastic made into industrial products, like benches and plastic pallets.
Current Partners:
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Downtown OKC
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Midtown OKC
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Plaza District
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West Village
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Riversport OKC
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OKC Farmers Market District
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Homeless Alliance
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Neighborhood Services Organization
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If you are interested in partnering, contact Lauren Nixon at 405.525.8822.
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