Cigarette filters that entered the environment since you came here
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People supporting our call to ban cigarette filters
Organisations/initiatives supporting our call to ban cigarette filters
Why this ban?
Quantity
Trillions of cigarette filters end up in the environment each year. It’s the largest form of litter worldwide.
Toxicity
Cigarette filters release thousands of toxic chemicals and are harmful to plants, animals, and microbes.
Deception
Cigarette filters should have never been introduced. They do not decrease the health risks of smoking.
Worldwide action
Put yourself on the map and see where support for a ban is growing.
It also shows where events on No Butts Day will take place.
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- Total indviduals per country
- Total indivduals per continent
- Events No Butts Day 2025
- Events No Butts Day 2026
- Legislation in place
Total individuals 1031
Are you aware of any legislation on (plastic) cigarette filters, or any national government that supports our call, that is missing on this map? Let us know via email!
No Butts Day 2026
On No Butts Day – Saturday July 4th, 2026 – people around the world join forces for the biggest cigarette filter action on the planet. In 2025 thousands of volunteers collected 964,000 cigarette filters from their local streets, parks and waterways. The event originated in The Netherlands in 2019 and grew into an international action. It’s an effective way to raise awareness and drive the message home that a ban on cigarette filters is the only real solution.
Register you own event or join an existing one. The event is coordinated by Bernadette Hakken (‘Het Peukenmeisje’) of the Dutch ‘Plastic Cigarette Butt Collective’.
