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Jump to full article: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au), 2008-08-27
Intro: Keep Australia Beautiful says litter volumes are down across New South Wales, but they are finding more cigarette butts on north coast beaches.
The organisation spokesman, Peter Maclean, says small litter and butts make up more than half of individual litter items.
He says all levels of government and the community need to work together on the problem.
Mr Maclean says anyone tossing away a cigarette faces prosecution but that does not seem to stop people doing it.
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