In La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (Seine-et-Marne), the municipality has decided to take action to reduce the quantity of cigarette butts in its streets.
In addition to raising awareness among smokers, the city has partnered with Alcome, the first eco-organization approved by the public authorities.
The latter is working to reduce the number of cigarette butts thrown on the public highway, indicates Le Pays Briard.
No less than 7.7 billion cigarette butts, or 1,700 tonnes, are left on the ground each year.
This represents 12% of cigarettes consumed in France, according to a 2020 Optae study. La Ferté-sous-Jouarre is thus the 132nd city in France to embark on such an operation.
Its officials intend to recover and enhance abandoned cigarette ends, but also to empower smokers.
Energy recovery from filters
In particular, pocket ashtrays will be distributed.
The city is therefore committed to recovering these used cigarettes.
Every 400 kg, Alcome will take over.
Butts filters will be used, mainly in the energy sector.
This is the most suitable, least dangerous and cheapest recycling.
“With all this, we should observe year after year a significant decrease in cigarette butts in the public space” explains the mayor of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre.
Alcome will pay the municipality a subsidy of 1.08 euros per inhabitant, or around 10,000 euros, on the polluter pays principle.
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