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| Smokers face £80 fine for butts | Smokers face £80 fine for butts |
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| Smokers who drop cigarette butts in the City of London face an £80 fine in a new crackdown on litter. | |
| Every day about 7,000 cigarette butts are dropped in the City. They are accompanied by lighters, matches and cellophane wrappers. | |
| Now 10 environment officers will be prowling - and issuing the fines to irresponsible smokers. Those who give false details will be fined £1,000. | Now 10 environment officers will be prowling - and issuing the fines to irresponsible smokers. Those who give false details will be fined £1,000. |
| Keep Britain Tidy described dropping butts as "lazy and disgusting". | Keep Britain Tidy described dropping butts as "lazy and disgusting". |
| Chief executive Phil Barton said: "Cigarette litter looks terrible and is turning our streets into a giant ashtray. | Chief executive Phil Barton said: "Cigarette litter looks terrible and is turning our streets into a giant ashtray. |
| "Clearly, many smokers have yet to be convinced that their cigarette stubs are litter, so they need to get a personal ashtray or use the bins provided." | "Clearly, many smokers have yet to be convinced that their cigarette stubs are litter, so they need to get a personal ashtray or use the bins provided." |
| He added: "There can be no excuse for throwing cigarette butts on the ground. It's lazy and disgusting." | He added: "There can be no excuse for throwing cigarette butts on the ground. It's lazy and disgusting." |
| Philip Everett, director of environmental services at the City of London, said: "We're taking a tough line on people who litter our streets. | Philip Everett, director of environmental services at the City of London, said: "We're taking a tough line on people who litter our streets. |
| "We expect this campaign to have an impact on people's behaviour, if not their purses and wallets when they are caught." | "We expect this campaign to have an impact on people's behaviour, if not their purses and wallets when they are caught." |