Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Cost of Cigarette Litter May Fall on San Francisco’s Smokers


SAN FRANCISCO — In what he casts as an attack on litterbugs and nicotine addiction alike, Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to impose a fee on an age-old inhabitant of city streets: the cigarette butt. The proposa would add 33 cents to the cost of a pack of cigarettes, to offset the estimated $10.7 million the city spends annually removing discarded butts from gutters, drainpipes and sidewalks. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - Nutty News Today Marketplace - Just My Size