Texarkana, Texas, is gearing up to kick butts—cigarette butts, that is.

A new litter awareness campaign centered around cigarette waste will begin next week, and the city received a federal grant to purchase ash urns and distribute pockets ashtrays.

“We are not trying to stop people smoking. We are simply trying to remind them that throwing a butt on the ground is littering, said City Manager Larry Sullivan. “Most smokers wouldn’t dream of throwing a used food packet or drink bottle on the street instead of putting it in a bin and we just want to encourage people to thi...

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