“Who do these cigarette butts belong to?”

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social factors…

I see so many cigarette butts thrown around the benches, even though there is a dustbin located a few steps away. Children may copy this behaviour; then there would be more people who do this in the future. If residents had more pride and a sense of ownership in the community, public spaces would be cleaner.
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  • When we walk in James Town Public Park, could see so many cigarette ends have thrown at around the benches in the park, even though dustbin located a few step far. In my opinion, it seems against beautify the city environment, not only simple actions or behaviours. It is not only related to health, but it also influences next generation behaviours. For example, child may touch a cigarette end in the Park when he/she play there, if it contains certain disease will transmitted to family members or others; and if kids saw that smokers who threw the cigarette ends where do they sit, most children will copy this behaviour then there are more people do it same way in the future. This was a too bad strength existing in our community environment. What kinds of smokers are they? Uneducated people, poverty, people who have mental problem or someone else, maybe new comers who used to do this in their native countries. However, now we have lived in same place, same social condition, and breathe same fresh air. Only the differences are a few smokers who have thrown the cigarette ends beside benches. It may not be a big deal but it can causes further health problems that we considered. On the other hand, if smokers who pay a little attention for public or communities environment, then it easy to beautify the whole city environment more effectively.
  • The naive hope and the environmental training both don’t work for these smokers then it is better to make a strong rule, which let everyone take a responsibility to supervise be punished smokers who threw cigarette ends everywhere.