Cigarette-butt pollution observed at rest area

environment · August 2023 · Beach rest area near Campbell River

A contributor reported seeing more than 200 cigarette butts discarded at a beach rest-area parking lot and described the associated plastic and chemical pollution risks to water, fish and plants.

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Sources

• “There must have been over 200.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 7th, 2023 (September 7th, 2023)

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