# Cigarette Filters...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-filters/754674>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 13, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-filters/754674 "2016-05-13T13:59:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-filters/754674/21 "2016-05-17T22:29:34Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> This is not even close to being anyone else’s problem that needs to be dealt with by public accommodation. If the smoker brought it in, they can take it back out.

Meh, the same could be said of any garbage. Water bottles? The drinker brought them in, they can take them back out. Fast food wrappers? Kleenex? Same deal.

If we feel the issue is big enough that it effects all of us, then it behooves us to make disposal easy, for our own selfish benefit, nevermind the smokers themselves.

That said, smoker culture seems to be stamp out your cigarette on the ground and leave the butt. They may use ash trays when available, but they aren’t always available.

Or throwing them out the car window as you drive away. :mad:

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-filters/754674/22 "2016-05-17T22:38:21Z")

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> [@Irishman](#):
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> Meh, the same could be said of any garbage. Water bottles? The drinker brought them in, they can take them back out. Fast food wrappers? Kleenex? Same deal.

Yes.

I see no argument here. 😃

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-filters/754674/23 "2016-05-18T00:21:47Z")

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Those aren’t hikers, they’re tourists. Grrr.

(No, not him.) 😃

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