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Palm Beach County finally folded and agreed to install the cigarette bins at Ocean Inlet Park. It took too long to drag them to this decision but our persistence forced their hand. Keep an eye on those bins because we need to make sure they actually keep them serviced.

November 11, 2012

Cigarette Bins at Ocean Inlet Park

Cigarette Bins at Ocean Inlet Park

🏆 Won — 106 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 5 months ago
Thousands of cigarette butts are being littered at Ocean Inlet Park, Ocean Ridge, FL, monthly. Cigarette butts have toxic chemicals that leach into our soils, sand, and waters. The copious amounts of cigarette butts being found at Ocean Inlet Park are not being picked up by county workers but from volunteers. The maintenance workers leaf blowers, heavy winds and rain can cause many butts to find their way to the sewage drains and can be blown into the inlet. The butts then go into the Intracoastal which can affect manatees. fish, etc, or they are swept out into the ocean where they can affect our endangered sea turtles and other sea and wildlife. Our request for cigarette bins has been denied by Palm Beach County. Our environment is at risk and we feel by adding the bins would lessen the amount of cigarette butts that would be littered and our beaches, park areas, humans and animals would benefit from less cigarette litter.

Updates

October 2, 2012

Palm Beach County bureaucrats continue to ignore the toxic sludge accumulating in our sand while they pretend this park manages itself. We are still demanding they install bins before more wildlife suffers from their ongoing, inexcusable laziness.

Reached 100 supporters

October 2, 2012

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Jessica Hart
14 years ago Featured

So tired of people leaving their cigarette butts in the sand. disgusting habit. Bins would help a lot.

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Mike Khan
14 years ago Featured

its gross walking on the beach and seeing butts everywhere. just put the bins in already

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Brenda Haddad
14 years ago Featured

my kids play here and i have to keep checking the sand for filters. put the bins up.

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Dave Lee
14 years ago Featured

The amount of trash washing into the water is insane. Do your job county officials.

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Sarah Chavez
14 years ago Featured

Seriously? How much does a couple trash cans cost? Stop being cheap and protect the turtles.

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Tom Gray
14 years ago Featured

RIDICULOUS that they denied this. Think about the local wildlife for two seconds please.