Canada sells
27 billion cigarettes
every year
Cigarette and tobacco related pollution is comprised of known carcinogens; and is a major contributor of micro-plastics in our ecosystem.
It is the number one form of litter in our parks and public spaces. It is harmful to our environment and economy.
We already have a deposit/return system on many products; we already have an EHF (Environmental Handling Fee) applied to items like batteries; we have a way to recycle cigarette butts.
We have all the pieces, we need to put them together.
Ban the Butt will take this petition to the Canadian House of Commons to ensure that the plastics used in tobacco products are included in the ban on plastics proposed by the sitting government.
This issue crosses all parties and impacts all Canadians.
Therefore we call for a ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products that do not have a compostable filter or tip;
Petition to the House of Commons of Canada
Whereas:
1. Ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars, cigarette tubes and other tobacco products that contain single use plastics.
2. Apply a minimum Environment Handling Fee of $.05 per cigarette, cigar, cigarette tube and other tobacco products to be used for supporting the infrastructure for cigarette butt, vape pod and cigar tip recycling..
3. Apply a minimum fee of $.05 per cigarette or cigar or cigarette tube to be used as a Refundable Deposit on vape pods, cigarette filters and cigar tips.
It is the number one form of litter in our parks and public spaces. It is harmful to our environment and economy.
We already have a deposit/return system on many products; we already have an EHF (Environmental Handling Fee) applied to items like batteries; we have a way to recycle cigarette butts.
We have all the pieces, we need to put them together.
Ban the Butt will take this petition to the Canadian House of Commons to ensure that the plastics used in tobacco products are included in the ban on plastics proposed by the sitting government.
This issue crosses all parties and impacts all Canadians.
Therefore we call for a ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products that do not have a compostable filter or tip;
Petition to the House of Commons of Canada
Whereas:
- Canada sells twenty-seven billion cigarettes annually.
- Tobacco pollution is the number one form of litter contaminating our eco-systems. Cigarette butts are a plastic product that significantly contributes to pollution in soil, waterways, and beaches, and impacts the health of fish and other wildlife, as well as the safety of the food supply for humans. Plastic cigar tips, commonly sold and used with cigarillos and small cigars, are also among the most littered objects.
- We have deposit/return and Environmental Handling Fee models already in practice
- There is already a processor that is recycling cigarette butts and cigar tips.
- An Environmental Handling Fee on tobacco products will create jobs and generate one billion dollars of revenue.
- Efforts to prevent litter of cigarette filters by educating consumers have failed.
1. Ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars, cigarette tubes and other tobacco products that contain single use plastics.
2. Apply a minimum Environment Handling Fee of $.05 per cigarette, cigar, cigarette tube and other tobacco products to be used for supporting the infrastructure for cigarette butt, vape pod and cigar tip recycling..
3. Apply a minimum fee of $.05 per cigarette or cigar or cigarette tube to be used as a Refundable Deposit on vape pods, cigarette filters and cigar tips.
