Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2826
August 17, 2023- August 23, 2023
Kicking Butts By Lisa Leveroni
LISA LEVERONI
Tampa Bay beaches smoking ban — possibly coming to a beach near you.
Currently, three Tampa Bay beach communities in South Pinellas County are considering banning cigarette smoking and vaping on public beaches. St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, and Madeira Beach are all working on ordinances that would ban smoking and vaping on public beaches beginning sometime at the
end of 2023. However, it is not only about the smoking. It’s About the Litter According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cigarette butts have become
a major problem for our environment. Experts report that somewhere between four trillion and five trillion cigarette butts get disposed of outdoors every year in the U.S. They are not biodegradable and contain toxic chemicals along with heavy metals. Butts continued on page 7
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