OUR PROJECTS
BUTT NOTHING!
Combating plastic pollution from cigarette butts
THE PROBLEM ?
It is estimated that there are about four trillion cigarette butts already in our oceans. Each one leaching toxic chemicals into the water.
Cigarette filters are made of a type of plastic that doesn't break down. They are packed with tiny plastic fibers that contain harmful substances like cancer-causing chemicals, pesticides, and nicotine. When these filters end up in the ocean, they can harm marine life by releasing toxins and suffocating animals.
Partnering with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
2019
GreenSeas Trust sought engineers to design a remote-controlled all-terrain machine to collect cigarette butts on beaches for the IET's Global Challenge.
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2019
TEAM BAYWATCHERS
THE WINNERS OF GREENSEAS TRUST'S CHALLENGE
POCKET ASHTRAYS
Working with the Mairie de Cannes, France, to educate beach-goers about the devastating effect of cigarette filters.
GreenSeas Trust volunteers gave away free pocket ashtrays and leaflets to highlight the effects of cigarette butts in the sea.
Cigarette butts are the number one item found in coastal clean-ups. GreenSeas Trust wants to eradicate thoughtless disposal of cigarette butts on beaches and in drains through a major awareness campaign. We want smokers to behave responsibly and put their butts in designated bins or pocket ashtrays.
CANNES
Volunteers explain, cigarette butts left in the sand or thrown on the beach release harmful chemicals like Acetone, Ammonia, Formaldehyde, and Cadmium, which is found in battery acid, when they reach the sea.
