Around the world, 5 trillion filter cigarettes are smoked annually. Over 287 billion cigarettes are sold in the U.S. and two out of three smoked cigarettes, approximately 1.69 billion pounds, end up dropped on our streets, parks, beaches and waterways.

Toxic and non-biodegradable, cigarette butts are the No. 1 littered item in the world, poisoning wildlife and children, igniting destructive, deadly fires, and consuming tax dollars for cleanup and disposal.

Terracycle works to recycle items that are challenging to recycle such as diapers, coffee pods and cigarette butts. With funding help from the tobacco industry, Terracycle recycles cigarette butts into park benches and shipping pallets.

And as an incentive for folks to recycle their cigarette butts, Terracycle donates $1 to the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette litter Prevention Program for every pound of cigarette butts they receive.

Information provided by ReGroup, a nonprofit educational group formed in 1989 to develop public awareness, reuse, and recycling benefit on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Find ReGroup on Facebook or contact us atregroupkenaipeninsula@gmail.com.

Information provided by ReGroup, a nonprofit educational group formed in 1989 to develop public awareness, reuse, and recycling benefit on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Find ReGroup on Facebook or contact us atregroupkenaipeninsula@gmail.com.