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For a citizen of Rio de Janeiro see trash on the street's floor is more than routine. Much of this waste ends up entering the water galleries and finding their way to the ocean, affecting the entire marine ecosystem. Thus, contributing to the so-called ' diffuse pollution ' - the trash on the surface that is charged by rain waterways. In 2013, the state company of urban waste and the municipal guard launched a plan to solve this situation: The Zero Trash (Lixo Zero). The plan stipulated the collection of fines for any person who inflicted the urban sanitation law, including littering the ground. The fine amounts can range from $50 to $ 1000 dollars, depending on the offense. The plan has been a success. According to COMLURB The inadequate disposal of cigarette butts causes damage to the environment like the contamination of the soil and the water. According to a study conducted by professors of the University of Sao Paulo, in 2010, two cigarette butts thrown in the environment pollute as much as 1 liter of domestic sewage. The filter, which makes up the butt, resists Therefore, they can be recycled by being used, for example, in the process of hydro sowing and in the making of craft paper. Recently, The Governator of Rio de Janeiro enacted a law providing the creation of a recycling program for cigarette butts. The plan is to obligate the Cigarette industry to take responsibility for the waste, so the government would not have any raise on its budget. The recycled pulp may be used for the production of paper or cardboard, and the other waste (nearly 9000 different toxins) handled and properly discarded. |
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ugh i hate cigarette butts.... I agree on you on how they're causing much environmental pollutions... One story I would like to share is, along with my friend I had beach clean up last saturday at nearby beach and we found so many cigarette Butts... one of the intructer told us that, our county used to have flooding problem and so we made basement to have water flow back into the ocean. The problem is, bunch of cigarette Butts started to flow out to the ocean and started hurting ocean environments... I'm glad to hear that they can be reycled, to be honest i thought they were categorized into regular waste. Thank you for sharing!
Posted 27-06-2016 04:53
Marcus, thanks for informing us about how Rio de Janeiro is working to reduce waste in urban areas. Singapore is also one of the countries that have harsh fines for littering on the ground I guess strict regulations works in some degree :-) I guess there's another mission for Rio de Janeiro to solve problems regarding cigarette butts. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Posted 27-06-2016 01:01
Patricia I am confident that you can find one! That are severeal privete companies here that already recycle them!
I was also shocked by the impact that it causes!
Posted 25-06-2016 10:32
Wow! I didn't know how big of an impact cigarette butts have towards the environment. My dad is smokes and I don't think he will stop anytime soon, but maybe there is a way to reduce the amount of pollution he is producing by recycling the cigarette butts. Since you are in Brazil, I think it would be hard for me to send the cigarette butts for recycling there haha so i will try and find a company that would do it here in Indonesia. Thank you so much for your report!
Posted 25-06-2016 03:14
Hey Marcus, thanks for writing and spreading information! I didn't know a cigarette butts can do this much of harm to nature! 2 cigarette butts thrown away equals one liter of sewage!? I didn't expect it to be this bad at all! I don't smoke but i'll keep it in mind! thanks!
Posted 24-06-2016 18:40
This is a different kind of recycling -from cigarette butt. Happy to note that there are ways to recycle cigarette butt too.Thanks for sharing.
Posted 21-06-2016 20:07
It's great how Brazil government takes action regarding cigarette butts. Thanks for sharing :)
Posted 21-06-2016 14:16
I'm not sure if people would be that willing to use recycled cigarette butts for their personal use, but it does certainly help out the environment. Support and enforcement by governmental agencies is also necessary and it's great how Brazil has this. Thanks for sharing!
Posted 21-06-2016 12:07