“This is not meant to be a personal attack on all smokers, being that it is Earth Day and everyone should be thinking about how to help the environment, this issue seemed appropriate to address. Walking around campus, it’s hard not to get some form of second hand smoke.”
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This is not meant to be a personal attack on all smokers, being that it is Earth Day and everyone should be thinking about how to help the environment, this issue seemed appropriate to address.

Walking around campus, it’s hard not to get some form of second hand smoke. While this isn’t necessarily a favorite pastime, the fact that smokers seem to think the whole campus is their own personal ash tray. Contrary to popular opinion, it isn’t!

Most smokers find it more convenient to shove their cigarette butt into one of the big planters versus walking maybe two feet to the nearest ashtray. It’s

disgusting! This is just another way to truly see how lazy America has become.

It’s not really that hard to keep a used cigarette inside the vehicle after it has satisfied needs. It is almost guaranteed that there will be an empty coffee cup somewhere in the vehicle that the used cigarette can be put in, it can be thrown in a trash can once a destination is reached. Vehicles come equipped with an ashtray. They are designed for the purpose of throwing away used cigarettes.

With all the chemicals stocked into a cigarette, the Earth actually goes through more pain from one single cigarette versus about a half a pound of garbage.

Think before throwing next time enjoy your cigarette. Think about the long term effects it will have on the environment as a whole. The butt gets rained on, the soil becomes tarnished, the clouds collect the moisture, and acid rain falls. Doesn’t sound enjoyable, does it?

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