That cigarette butts are litter. When I was still smoking (4 months smoke-free and counting!), I honestly didn’t think of cigarette butts as a littering problem and would gaily flick them off into the street or grind them underfoot. It had simply never occured to me that I was littering, as I’d never just throw down a sandwich wrapper or drinks can - I thought poorly of people who did, and would tut and fuss before happily chucking the remains of my cig on the ground.
Then on one of the annual anti-smoking pile-ons in the pit, I noticed that non-smokers thought of smokers as litterbugs. It made me begin to notice that many, not all, smokers are inconsiderate with their smoking litter, and the thread in question inspired me to begin stubbing my smokes and disposing of them correctly. I doubt I’d have ever bothered if I hadn’t realised in here what a nuisance cigarette butts are for other people.