Jump to full article: New Orleans (LA) Times Picayune, 2008-08-21
Author: Karen Baker
Intro: I pulled into my driveway the other day and spotted a renegade cigarette butt.
There are no smokers in my family, so where did it come from? Probably carried by the wind, the rain or the dog.
It reminded me of Keep Covington Beautiful's latest anti-litter attempt, which is focused on cleaning up cigarettes.
"They're everywhere," said Priscilla Floca, executive director of Keep Covington Beautiful.
Indeed, they seem to be. I was behind a car on Boston Street waiting for the light to turn green when I saw a cigarette butt fly out of the window and land on the street. .. .
The grant money will be used to buy cigarette ash receptacles and put them where it is determined they are needed most.
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