Tobacco companies to be billed for cleaning up cigarette butts in Spain - Ruling is part of a package of measures designed to reduce waste and increase recyclingTobacco companies are to be forced to foot the bill for cleaning up the millions of cigarette ends that smokers discard every year under new environmental regulations in Spain.The ruling, which comes into force this... #theguardian

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Good, the mess smokers leave behind is disgusting and damges the environment.

Wil they also be billed for the cost of fires on say heathland that are caused by discarded cigarettes too.

@b6hydra @TheGuardian_uk Good point, also the revenue raised should go back in to funding the very people charged with clearing up the mess.

This all goes back to education, rather than simply issing fines. Making sure peole understand the impact, but makes sure that appropriate recpitcles are available for disposal, however we don't want ugly bins cluttering up our natural wild spaces.

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