Walk down a street in Montreal, and there's a good chance you'll see cigarette butts lying on the ground. "We're spending $40 million a year to clean up the city, for the whole year," said city spokesperson Philippe Sabourin. The city put out a call on social media this week, calling out "buttheads" who toss their cigarette butts on the ground instead of throwing them out in designated containers. Cigarette butts represent 30% of the waste the city picks up. The butts are collected, and then recycled as part of the Mégot Zéro (Zero Butts) program, started by a local environmental non-profit.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2019 15:00 UTC