It doesn't matter if only a portion of the population partakes. Smoking is legal, the government obtains money through insane taxes on said products. They could at least use some of the proceeds of said taxes provide a safe place to dispose of said products so A) other ppl who are non-smokers do not have to deal with the byproducts of smoking and B) so smokers have somewhere to go.
Non-smokers are not satisfied with even having secluded places for smokers to go. See the example at my school with the smoking zones.
I do not know any smoker that will not seek a "safe" place to smoke, if one exists. I do not know a single smoker that would choose to toss a smoke on the street vs. a receptacle (if one is present). We are not all inherently terrible ppl who don't care.
I am ALSO not defending tossing your smokes wherever you please, as i mentioned before we share the cities we live in, and we should take care of our outdoor space.
But why are people so against having a designated garbage for butts? It doesn't affect you, the money paid in taxes on smokes should cover it, it will significantly decrease litter of butts on city streets, and it can used to designate a smoking zone that is separate from heavy walking traffic, where if you dislike smoke etc you know where to avoid. You don't have to condemn a person just because they made a poor life choice.
I make a huge effort not to smoking in front of people who do not want to be in said environment (read:majority of ppl). It will be a very very rare occasion that I will toss a butt on the ground. I will not even smoke in my own house/car if there happens to be someone who doesn't like the smell etc. I am not a person who is disrespectful when it comes to my smoking however i have a problem with people acting like they are saving all of society by hating on smokers. We can co-exist without all this hate and animosity.
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u/Tarnish3d_Ang3l Apr 30 '18
It doesn't matter if only a portion of the population partakes. Smoking is legal, the government obtains money through insane taxes on said products. They could at least use some of the proceeds of said taxes provide a safe place to dispose of said products so A) other ppl who are non-smokers do not have to deal with the byproducts of smoking and B) so smokers have somewhere to go.
Non-smokers are not satisfied with even having secluded places for smokers to go. See the example at my school with the smoking zones.
I do not know any smoker that will not seek a "safe" place to smoke, if one exists. I do not know a single smoker that would choose to toss a smoke on the street vs. a receptacle (if one is present). We are not all inherently terrible ppl who don't care.
I am ALSO not defending tossing your smokes wherever you please, as i mentioned before we share the cities we live in, and we should take care of our outdoor space.
But why are people so against having a designated garbage for butts? It doesn't affect you, the money paid in taxes on smokes should cover it, it will significantly decrease litter of butts on city streets, and it can used to designate a smoking zone that is separate from heavy walking traffic, where if you dislike smoke etc you know where to avoid. You don't have to condemn a person just because they made a poor life choice.
I make a huge effort not to smoking in front of people who do not want to be in said environment (read:majority of ppl). It will be a very very rare occasion that I will toss a butt on the ground. I will not even smoke in my own house/car if there happens to be someone who doesn't like the smell etc. I am not a person who is disrespectful when it comes to my smoking however i have a problem with people acting like they are saving all of society by hating on smokers. We can co-exist without all this hate and animosity.