The City of Easton, PA has partnered with TerraCycle to run a pilot program to collect cigarette butts.TerraCycle donates $1 per pound to the Greater Easton Development Partnership,which is the group that runs the Easton ambassadors

EASTON, Pa. - A trash issue that has been a real drag in Easton is now becoming a money-maker. A new cigarette butt recycling program is helping a group that cleans the streets. The trash will be used to make recycled material and a little money for the Greater Easton Development Partnership.

When it comes to litter, cigarette butts are the bane of a street cleaner's existence. So the Easton Ambassadors have launched a program that will help smokers not only keep the sidewalks tidy, but will keep the butts out of landfills and help the city convert them into cash.