As we enter the holiday season, many of us will be visiting the local mall, Lansdowne Place, to do our holiday shopping. As one of the largest and busiest shopping centres in the area, you might be surprised to learn that Lansdowne Place is a community leader in energy efficiency. Lansdowne Place has been recognized locally and nationally for its commitment to sustainability. Mall managers have implemented a number of retrofit projects, some receiving funding from Peterborough Distribution Inc.’s (PDI) Save On Energy incentives.  Lansdowne Place is also committed to increasing waste diversion rates. The installation of a smart irrigation system helps the mall to save water, and an on-site food digester collects the coffee grounds from Tim Horton’s and McDonald’s, which are used to make nutrient-rich soil. Instead of being deposited into the garbage, the mall saves these coffee grounds for weekly pick up by Regional Organics, a recycler located east of Lindsay. Every year, Regional Organics transports 32 tonnes of grounds from the mall and uses this waste to make a soil mix. Even cigarette waste is redirected from a landfill. Cigarette butts are collected and shipped to the recycling company, Terracycle, where they are recycled into a variety of industrial products such as plastic pallets, while any remaining tobacco is composted.

The City of Atlanta is installing 50 cigarette butt and ash receptacles in heavily traveled sidewalk areas - including outside retail and restaurant establishments, bars, hotels, office buildings, parking lots and bus shelters - as part of its recently launched Clean Streets recycling program. Designed to reduce and properly dispose of downtown’s cigarette waste and to promote the city’s zero waste goals, Clean Streets was created by the mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the Department of Public Works and Keep Atlanta Beautiful. The city is partnering with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District and recycling company TerraCycle to install the receptacles, which could be installed in other high traffic areas in the city in the future. The collected cigarette waste will be sent to TerraCycle, which will donate $1 for every pound of cigarette butts recycled to Keep America Beautiful in order to fund and administer litter prevention efforts. The city of Atlanta will provide public information public information and outreach about the program.

The City of Atlanta has announced the launch of “Clean Streets,” a recycling program created by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the Department of Public Works and Keep Atlanta Beautiful to properly dispose of cigarette waste in Downtown and promote the city’s zero waste goals. In partnership with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) and TerraCycle – an organization which partners with municipalities to bring recycling solutions, the city is installing 50 cigarette butt and ash receptacles in highly-traveled sidewalk areas throughout Downtown. “Atlanta joins a number of cities in the United States committed to keeping the number one littered item in the world off the local streets and out of landfills,” said Richard Mendoza, Commissioner of the Department of Public Works. “We are delighted to champion this effort towards litter reduction. It is our hope that with the success of the program in Downtown, we will be able to install additional cigarette disposal receptacles in other high traffic areas of the city.” All cigarette waste collected in the “Clean Streets” program will be sent to TerraCycle. Terracyle will then donate $1 for every pound of cigarette butts recycled to Keep America Beautiful to fund and administer litter prevention programs. “The new receptacles will be installed at transition points where cigarette butt littering occurs frequently in Downtown, such as outside retail stores, restaurants, bars, hotels, office buildings, parking lots and bus shelters,” said A. J. Robinson, President of Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District. To ensure that the “Clean Streets” program becomes an integral part of the city’s ongoing litter reduction activities, ADID and the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will provide public education and outreach, and ensure the long-term maintenance of the receptacles.

The City of Atlanta is installing 50 cigarette butt and ash receptacles in highly-traveled sidewalk areas throughout its downtown. The City of Atlanta announced the launch of “Clean Streets,” a recycling program created by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the Department of Public Works and Keep Atlanta Beautiful to properly dispose of cigarette waste in Downtown Atlanta and promote the city’s zero waste goals. In partnership with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) and TerraCycle – an organization which partners with municipalities to bring recycling solutions, the City of Atlanta is installing 50 cigarette butt and ash receptacles in highly-traveled sidewalk areas throughout Downtown Atlanta. “Atlanta joins a number of cities in the United States committed to keeping the number one littered item in the world off the local streets and out of landfills,” said Richard Mendoza, Commissioner of the Department of Public Works. “We are delighted to champion this effort towards litter reduction. It is our hope that with the success of the program in Downtown, we will be able to install additional cigarette disposal receptacles in other high traffic areas of the city.” All cigarette waste collected in the “Clean Streets” program will be sent to TerraCycle. Terracyle will then donate $1 for every pound of cigarette butts recycled to Keep America Beautiful to fund and administer litter prevention programs. “As a major destination for Atlanta residents and visitors, we are excited to launch this important recycling program in partnership with the City of Atlanta,” said A. J. Robinson, President of Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District. “The new receptacles will be installed at transition points where cigarette butt littering occurs frequently in Downtown, such as outside retail stores, restaurants, bars, hotels, office buildings, parking lots and bus shelters.” To ensure that the “Clean Streets” program becomes an integral part of the city’s ongoing litter reduction activities, ADID and the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will provide public education and outreach, and ensure the long-term maintenance of the receptacles.

ATLANTA - The City of Atlanta announced the launch of 'Clean Streets,' a recycling program created by the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, the Department of Public Works and Keep Atlanta Beautiful to properly dispose of cigarette waste in Downtown Atlanta and promote the city's zero waste goals. In partnership with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) and TerraCycle - an organization which partners with municipalities to bring recycling solutions, the City of Atlanta is installing fifty cigarette butt and ash receptacles in highly-traveled sidewalk areas throughout Downtown Atlanta. 'Atlanta joins a number of cities in the United States committed to keeping the number one littered item in the world off the local streets and out of landfills,' said Richard Mendoza, Commissioner of the Department of Public Works. 'We are delighted to champion this effort towards litter reduction. It is our hope that with the success of the program in Downtown, we will be able to install additional cigarette disposal receptacles in other high traffic areas of the city.' All cigarette waste collected in the 'Clean Streets' program will be sent to TerraCycle. Terracyle will then donate $1 for every pound of cigarette butts recycled to Keep America Beautiful to fund and administer litter prevention programs. 'As a major destination for Atlanta residents and visitors, we are excited to launch this important recycling program in partnership with the City of Atlanta,' said A. J. Robinson, President of Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District. 'The new receptacles will be installed at transition points where cigarette butt littering occurs frequently in Downtown, such as outside retail stores, restaurants, bars, hotels, office buildings, parking lots and bus shelters.' To ensure that the 'Clean Streets' program becomes an integral part of the city's ongoing litter reduction activities, ADID and the Mayor's Office of Sustainability will provide public education and outreach, and ensure the long-term maintenance of the receptacles. 'We are proud to partner with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District and TerraCycle,' said Stephanie Benfield, Director of the Mayor's Office of Sustainability. 'Our goal is to take the litter off our streets and make it a valuable end-use commodity through a public-private partnership with Terracycle, and educate residents and visitors about littering with ADID.' In 2011, the City of Atlanta became a Zero Waste Zone and committed to new projects and policy initiatives which promote sustainability practices, including climate protection, energy reduction and clean water initiatives.

Downtown Oakland Association has plans to decrease the amount of cigarette buds that are thrown on the streets by implementing ashtrays in high traffic, bar scene areas. These won’t just be any ashtrays, but SPECIAL ones!

An organization called TerraCycle will provide Downtown Oakland with ashtrays and swing by regularly to clear them out. TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. Instead of the cig buds going towards their normal destination, the landfill, TerraCycle will use a special process to convert the buds back into everyday products.

A TV show mentions TerraCycle Canada's cigarette recycling program. The episode is about people highlighting innovative recycling initiatives from their region of Canada.

With an estimated 45 million cigarette smokers in the U.S., there should be enough butts to generate a lot of pallet material. TerraCycle, a company that has built a business model around helping companies to find solutions for dealing with difficult to recycle materials, says that it harvests old cigarette filters to make products such as pallets. Filters are made from cellulose acetate, a key ingredient of plastic.

A Metro Vancouver mayor is pitching a B.C.-wide return-it deposit for cigarette butts — similar to the fees charged for pop cans and beer bottles — as a way to keep the litter from contaminating storm drains and local waterways.

CoolSprings Galleria has joined “Butt-Free Franklin, Tennessee,” a rapidly expanding partnership program between the nonprofit Water City USA and Tennessee’s Department of Transportation to reduce cigarette waste.