Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition installs Butt Butlers

Mon, 05/11/2020 - 5:45pm

BELFAST — Volunteers from the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition installed 12 Butt Butlers – containers for discarded cigarette butts – along Main and High Streets in downtown Belfast. Cigarette filters contain chemicals like arsenic, lead, and plastics.

“Left on the streets here in Belfast, they are washed down the streets and drained directly into the bay,” said BBWC, in a news release. “Making use of the Butt Butlers will protect our bay and the life in it.”

This project was the undertaken by Kevin and Susan Connolly, and Debbie and Tom Murphy.

Funds for the project were provided by BBWC, Coburns Shoes, The Eco Store, Delvino’s and Front Street Pub.

For further information, or to get involved, contact Kevin Connolly at connollykevin58@gmail.com