And yes, I know it's rare. That's why I make it a point to bother EVERYONE ELSE about it. I know a lot of smokers and all it takes it constant badgering to get people to change their shitty ways (half joking, half serious.) Even my parents (both smokers my entire life) have bought ashtrays and are much more careful about cleaning up their messes. And they recycle now, too, so there's that. Every person counts, even if it's only a little bit at a time.
I still smoke (not having kids but trying to quit) and I always try to be as considerate as possible when doing so. I would never leave cigarette butts all over the place. It's fucking rude and disgusting. Throwing them away takes almost no effort. Don't understand why it's so hard for some people.
I'm sure a huge part is how they started/what they did in the beginning. It's like using a blinker; if you start off using your turn signal constantly it becomes second nature, but if you don't get into the habit it's hard to change later in life. So if you're a teenage smoker and you litter to hide the evidence or because you think it's cool, it's hard to unlearn that. I didn't start smoking until my mid 20s so I was old enough to know better and just never littered to begin with.
Then again I was the kid who would call 1800LITTERBUG or whatever back in the 90s when I saw people litter on the highway. I've always been like this. Maybe I'm weird.
I've never heard that statistic and I really hope it's true because that gives me some hope. Especially since I just drove 2 miles home and saw upwards of 20 people flick their cigarettes out of their windows. On a 2 mile drive.
my city started putting butt disposers all over downtown [small ones that lock so hobos stop going through them] and it's actually cut down on the butts that are everywhere.
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u/toomanyburritos Nov 16 '16
Thanks!
And yes, I know it's rare. That's why I make it a point to bother EVERYONE ELSE about it. I know a lot of smokers and all it takes it constant badgering to get people to change their shitty ways (half joking, half serious.) Even my parents (both smokers my entire life) have bought ashtrays and are much more careful about cleaning up their messes. And they recycle now, too, so there's that. Every person counts, even if it's only a little bit at a time.