PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - While the small pieces of cigarette butts can be hard to spot right away, some people don't enjoy the view when they're in sight. So Keep PCB Beautiful, a local volunteer group, is working to keep that thought out of locals' and visitors' heads.

"We are delivering and installing more of our cigarette litter receptacles," said Public Relations Manager for Keep PCB Beautiful, Kim Christian. The group has installed many receptacles throughout Panama City Beach and now nine of them can be seen along Pier Park's main road, South Pier Park Drive. After the group found out how many cigarette butts were on the mall's grounds, they saw a need. "We picked up over 4,000 cigarette butts in the matter of two nights," said Christian. Christian says cigarette butts can take up to 10 years to decompose. But if people use these new receptacles, those butts can turn from pollution to solution. "We send the butts to a company called Terracycle and they use the cigarette butts. They break them down and use the plastic found in the cigarette and create benches and furniture," said Christian. It's something visitors say they like to see. "I think it's an awesome idea and I encourage everybody, if you see a cigarette butt, if you're a smoker, please recycle your cigarette butts," said area visitor, Margaret Legler. "They help me out as a smoker, I want to keep the area clean," said area visitor Joel Craig. Putting the butts in the receptacles also prevents them from getting in our waterways and harming sea life. "So it's a win-win, we get rid of the litter, and we use it for a beautiful cause," said Christian.