I grew up on the beach. That is the first time I have heard that too.
But just out of curiosity, where does one dispose of a ciggie while on the beach?
We used to spend every summer at the beach when I was a teenager. And that was back in the days where everyone smoked. And I still can't remember butts all over the beach like the anti's are trying to pin on us today. Can you?
I can't remember butts being a problem on a beach.
I do know that I would not like to see if someone dumped their car ashtrays in a mall parking lot. But that goes on even today.