Cigarette Butt Receptacles To Be Installed In Port Washington

PORT WASHINGTON, NY--Cigarette butt receptacles will be installed in key areas of Port Washington as part of a recycling program geared towards keeping cigarette butts off the streets and out of waterways, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and local advocacy group Residents Forward announced Thursday via a press release.

The would-be pollution from the cigarette butts will be recycled instead. A team from a local business, Spectrum Designs, will empty the receptacles and transfer the waste to TerraCycle. They will then separate and melt the cigarette butts into hard plastic to be remolded for use in new products.

An event to kick off the program will be held Friday, May 10 at 10:15 a.m. at the Long Island Rail Road Station in Port Washington. The Town, along with members of Residents Forward, will be on hand to unveil the new receptacles.