At the end of each cigarette is a filter. Filters are designed to remove toxins from tobacco while the cigarette is smoked, so a used filter can contain up to 165 chemicals. Sixty of these are chemicals known to cause cancer, such as arsenic, formaldehyde, chromium and lead.
The chemicals from cigarette butts leach into water and sand - a big concern for the partners of "BUTT-FREE Beach". Many aquatic organisms like salamanders and frogs breathe through their skin and are highly sensitive to chemicals like those found in cigarette butts.Cigarettes buried in the sand can be picked up — and ingested — by children playing on the beach. And watch your bare feet! Freshly tossed butts can burn you if you happen to step on the fresh embers.
The chemicals from cigarette butts leach into water and sand - a big concern for the partners of "BUTT-FREE Beach". Many aquatic organisms like salamanders and frogs breathe through their skin and are highly sensitive to chemicals like those found in cigarette butts.Cigarettes buried in the sand can be picked up — and ingested — by children playing on the beach. And watch your bare feet! Freshly tossed butts can burn you if you happen to step on the fresh embers.
Brian Nabuurs. Making a difference!
Brian has volunteered dozens of hours to reduce litter on Wasaga Beach. Thanks Brian for your inspiring volunteerism to help our communities and the environment! Join Brian in helping to make beaches BUTT-FREE!"This has been a very positive experience from the very beginning. My inspiration originally came from Karen
Alexander at LHCC (Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation). I thought it truly needed to be in Wasaga. I felt that if we wanted more people to take part in the initiative, it needed to be on a grander stage. Wasaga Beach is the perfect spring board to bring national attention to the issue and develop a template for this initiative for each community to duplicate."