Salem's Eye-Catching Cigarette Disposal System Wins Award

SALEM, MA – They make bar goers do a double take, and keep Salem streets a little cleaner. The city's Park Your Butts program, which aims to increase cigarette recycling, was relaunched in July 2016 with new artwork and its new slogan.

The relaunch was awarded a Massachusetts Municipal Association Innovation Award in February, according to The Beacon.

Dominick Pangallo, Salem's chief of staff, said the new bins were also relocated to places that might draw more use – and its been working. The MMA article noted that the new bins are roughly half-full when they're collected each week.

The bins were originally put out in 2015, and fixed roughly a year later to improve use. The MMA said for every pound of cigarette waste in the bins, Terra Cycle donates $1 to Salem Main Streets.

To read more about the program, click here.

Image via Taylor Rapalyea, Patch Staff