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Hite: Layoffs if no cigarette tax by Aug. 15
2014-07-10 00:32:54| Electronics - Topix.net
Philadelphia School Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. said Wednesday that if the state legislature does not pass the cigarette tax by Aug. 15, he would have to begin laying off employees and consider not opening school on time.
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Canada's largest casino joins Cigarette Waste Brigade
2014-04-29 16:06:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
Canada's largest casino, through a partnership with TerraCycle, will be collecting cigarette waste separately from other garbage in a dedicated effort to reduce the casino's impact on the environment.
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Toronto wants cigarette companies to cover litter costs
2014-04-08 18:49:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
The City of Toronto is asking the Ontario government to consider making cigarette companies financially responsible for the age-old problem of cigarette butt street litter.
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KAB Reports 48-Percent Cigarette Litter Reduction with 2013 Programs
2014-03-06 15:07:00| Waste Age
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) reported a 48-percent reduction in cigarette litter waste in communities implementing its program in 2013. read more
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People in China are beating the smog by sticking cigarette filters in their nostrils
2013-12-11 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Beijing`s smog is legendarily bad - on some days, stepping outside is kinda like trying to breathe in an ashtray. So it`s not that surprising that someone on Sina Weibo, China`s equivalent of Twitter, decided to deal with the pollution problem by shoving cigarette filters up his nose. Rumors have spread over the Internet in China that taking cigarette filters and inserting one into each nostril can block the tiny PM2.5 particles of pollution that make breathing difficult and cause respiratory...
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