CIGARETTE LITTER PREVENTION PROGRAM
The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP), created by Keep America Beautiful® in 2002, is the nation’s largest program aimed at eliminating cigarette litter.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
In the 2020 Keep America Beautiful National Litter Study, 9 out of 10 littered items counted were 4″ and less, with cigarette butts being the number one littered item in this category, accounting for 9.7 billion butts counted on any given day in the United States.
The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, now in its 21st year, is the nation’s largest program aimed at reducing cigarette litter. Communities implementing a Cigarette Litter Prevention Program consistently reduce cigarette litter by half based on local measurements taken in the first four to six months after the program is implemented. Since its inception, the program has been implemented in more than 1,800 U.S. communities.
FACT: Cigarette butts account for 88% of litter 4″ or smaller
Terracycle Partnership
Cigarette filters don’t break down naturally and will persist in our environment when littered. Removing this litter from our communities through organized cleanups is just the beginning of keeping cigarette butts out of our parks and waterways. After hosting a cleanup, collecting them at home, or with a cigarette receptacle, separate cigarettes from other trash and send them to TerraCycle to be recycled using a FREE shipping label available HERE. As an added bonus, $1.00 is donated to the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program for every pound of cigarette waste collected.