Are cigar butts litter?

[hoax]

They are just rolled up leaves after all. Do you just throw the butts on the ground when not near an ashtray?

Just wondering.

[rx2010]

I don't think so, it's all biodegradable

cigarette butts on the other hand, definitely are (unless unfiltered)

[smoke_screen]

i'll throw them down and stomp them out, then kick the pieces around a bit

[bbaug14]

If I'm in my back yard, I'll do whatever. Sometimes I'll throw them in the grass, sometimes I'll put them in the trash. It's all leaves. However, I would never just toss a butt anywhere else. Regardless if it's biodegradable or not, I don't want to leave any kind of eye sore or whatever else for anyone else.

[K Baz]

Public property - yes

Private property - no

I think even if things are biodegradable they are litter if they are in the public domain think banana peels or egg shells.

However if I am at a friends or my own house I have not issue ditching them in the garden or driveway.

[vstrommark]

Completely biodegradable and in the same category as grass clippings. I break mine down or store them in a clay pot until perfectly cold and put them in the recycle.

[Mark C]

Originally Posted by bbaug14

If I'm in my back yard, I'll do whatever. Sometimes I'll throw them in the grass, sometimes I'll put them in the trash. It's all leaves. However, I would never just toss a butt anywhere else. Regardless if it's biodegradable or not, I don't want to leave any kind of eye sore or whatever else for anyone else.

Ditto. I don't mind tossing 'em on the ground in my yard (cigarette smokers do NOT toss theirs on the ground), but I won't do it anywhere else since it's still trash, biodegradable or not.

[vintagejc]

To me, that's what makes a cigar so special. It's from the earth, rolled, and then returns back to the earth as ash and whatever I don't smoke. I'm part of natural wild fires!!

[Texan in Mexico]

Originally Posted by bbaug14

If I'm in my back yard, I'll do whatever. Sometimes I'll throw them in the grass, sometimes I'll put them in the trash. It's all leaves. However, I would never just toss a butt anywhere else. Regardless if it's biodegradable or not, I don't want to leave any kind of eye sore or whatever else for anyone else.

I agree, why give those who are against our wonderful little habit a chance to raise publicly this issue, take care of your garbage and keep the image of the cigar smoker above the fray!

[CaddoMoney]

Originally Posted by K Baz

Public property - yes

Private property - no

If it's a Thompsons - it's ALWAYS litter regardless of public/private property.

[Snakeyes]

Originally Posted by K Baz

Public property - yes

Private property - no

I think even if things are biodegradable they are litter if they are in the public domain think banana peels or egg shells.

However if I am at a friends or my own house I have not issue ditching them in the garden or driveway.

I agree, it's just good karma to not litter in public. We have enough people on our backs about the smoke, we don't need the bad PR for littering.

[Bear]

I think it's fine to stash the butt in a thick garden or in some shrubs, but if it's going to be visible I don't think it's appropriate and would be seen as litter. I'd compare it to being at a friend's house and tossing an apple core on his lawn -> not cool. If he has a wooded lot and you can toss it so it's out of sight then it's OK.

[jkorp]

Originally Posted by CaddoMoney

If it's a Thompsons - it's ALWAYS litter regardless of public/private property.

Even thought they are just leaves, I've seen some that I have tossed in the grass at home or at work stick around for a month or more. So I usually will stomp and grind to help out the decomp process (and to hide the evidence )

[nozero]

Originally Posted by hoax

They are just rolled up leaves after all. Do you just throw the butts on the ground when not near an ashtray?

Just wondering.

I don't throw them on the ground anywhere.

I do however poke holes in ant mounds in my yard with a cane sized stick and distribute 3-4 butts per mound. Seems fairly effective at getting them to take up residence elsewhere, but not at killing them.

[No1der]

They are leaves and leaves are just fine on the ground. Whenever I'm smoking outside and it's time to put the cigar out I throw it on the ground and stomp it out. Within a week or so the cigar is pretty much gone into the ground.

No harm no foul.