Crack Down on Cigarette Litterbugs

March 5, 2005 | Garnet Dawn/Alice Lenschmidt

[Malsua]

but I have to admit to drinking beer on occasion

It was not uncommon to be down at the river fishing and someone would show up with a 6-pack, toss everyone a beer and 30 minutes later be on his way, with a bed that had 6 empties in it.

Once enforced, They didn't end up in the bed. The fact is, even transporting the trash out of the area became defacto illegal. Stupid law.

[MarineBrat]

I've been hit on the freeway by "burning garbage" thrown from cars several times while riding my motorcycle. It's something that's hard to forget.

[metesky]

All buildings are aware...

Sorry Garnet, but those buildings are aware of nothing. Like all inanimate objects, they just sit there.

[philman_36]

Oh puhleez! We have ALL seen eaters throw their hamburger wrappers out of moving cars, dump their take out bags in the middle of parking lots, and just throw their paper cups down wherever they happen to be when they're finished with them. There could be a garbage can on every streetcorner in America and this would still be a problem!
Smokers aren't the *only* litterbugs on the planet, but you don't seem to get it.

[Allegra]

So let's catch all the butt litterers,

Catch all of them? You're going to be busy.

Sorry I can't help - I've got to go prepare the spotted owls I bagged this morning for the barbecue.

[RikaStrom]

When I bought my car, it didn't come with a lighter. You had to order that separately.

As for my butts, that's why I keep a partial can of soda in the car. The lit butts go in that, and then the can goes in the garbage.

[SkymanOH]

I just rented a car. To drive to my father's funeral out of state. It had the anti-smoker symbol in it. The ashtray war ripped out of it. So as it could never be replaced. I layed a portable ashtray on the passenger seat. And contemplated what was occurring.