In an effort to curve cigarette waste and prevent it from entering local waterways and the Great Barrier Reef, Airlie Beach and Proserpine venues have installed new cigarette bins and signage.
According to the Whitsunday Gross Pollutant Trap Project, the Top One litter item found in the wider Whitsunday region is cigarette butts.
Across Airlie Beach and Proserpine venues, 22 special cigarette bins were installed.
Magnums Venue Manager Rebecca Cook said they were more than happy to be on board with the initiative.
“A lot of our customers at Magnums are visitors to the region, who are drawn here by the beauty of our local area and of course the Great Barrier Reef, so we want to look after it in any way we can,” said Ms Cook.
“We did have smaller bins in place before, but with these larger bins, I can see already that these are making a difference in keeping the area clean.”
The cigarette bins are also in partnership with Tangaroa Blue Foundation, supporting the wider ‘Ditch the Flick’ campaign.
Tangaroa Blue Foundation CEO Heidi Tait said that with the success of cigarette butt bins in other locations along the Great Barrier Reef through the ReefClean project, she was excited to now see them also rolled out here in the Whitsunday Region.
“The cigarette butt bins installed here and the ‘Ditch the Flick’ campaign is an excellent example of this, as it aims to educate people about cigarette butt litter and encourages smokers to bin their cigarette butts.
“By combining education and convenient, practical solutions, campaigns like this can help tackle the issue of marine debris and really make a difference.”
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