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Cigarette butts on beaches are igniting concern, especially considering they usually end up in our ocean. <\/p>\n
Now, a South Florida group that cares for sea turtles is trying to spark change. <\/p>\n
Cigarette butts are always one of the most common items we find on beaches during beach clean ups. They are everywhere, Loggerhead Marine Life Center Conservation Coordinator Demi Fox said. <\/p>\n
Just a short walk on Juno Beach turned up cigarette butts at nearly every step. <\/p>\n
The ones CBS12 came across havent hit the ocean just yet, but when they do, ingestion by marine life is a giant threat. <\/p>\n
Theres actually plastic filters and loads of chemicals in there that dont biodegrade over time, Fox said. <\/p>\n
Loggerhead Marine Life Center is trying to keep the cigarette butts off of the beaches and out of the water. <\/p>\n
Theyre installing receptacles on fishing piers all over North America to keep the most littered item in South Florida out of the water. <\/p>\n
Trying to eradicate the cigarette butts from the beaches and ocean now is our best method, Fox said. <\/p>\n
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