Smokers are urged to butt out

A national coalition to clean up Scotland’s road has teamed up with the National Trust for Scotland to raise awareness of the growing problem of cigarette litter and provide pocket ashtrays to help combat the issue.

Throughout the summer, environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful will be offering free Minibins at National Trust for Scotland visitor centres and partner outlets. The aim is to encourage smokers to dispose of their cigarette ends responsibly and help tackle the growing litter problem which is ruining Scotland’s iconic roadsides and countryside.

Georgina Massouraki, from Keep Scotland Beautiful, said:“Our roadside litter campaign is a unique opportunity for industry, the public sector, charity and government to all work in partnership and tackle the problem of roadside litter and raise awareness of this blight on our environment.

“We are very pleased to welcome the National Trust for Scotland on board to help us tackle the blight of cigarette litter on Scotland’s iconic landscape.

“Disposing of cigarette litter out of a car window, or on the ground when out and about, is deeply habitual yet exceptionally harmful.

“By providing free Minibins, we are making it easy for people to do the right thing. Anyone can access the Minibins either at a National Trust for Scotland centre or online. There are no excuses for littering cigarette butts. “No ifs. No butts.” More than 2000 free pocket Minibin ashtrays are available to order online at www. keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ roadside-litter or pick up at National Trust for Scotland visitor centres.

These are burn-proof, smellproof and spill-proof.