How to Field or Dry Strip a Cigarette Butt:

The fire damage done by a cigarette butt that hasn't been extinguished can be devastating. Even a cigarette butt that has been put out contributes to the litter problem that faces many communities. A simple solution to these problems is to field-strip a cigarette. 

Instructions

1. Stub out a cigarette on a hard surface to extinguish it after you are finished smoking it.

2. Double-check to make sure that there are no remaining embers in the cigarette. If there are still embers, continue to stub the cigarette until it is completely out.

3. Gently knock the tobacco out of the cigarette by stubbing it against a hard surface.

4. Roll the remaining part of cigarette above the filter in between your fingers to loosen any tobacco that is still stuck inside of the cigarette.

5. Continue to stub and roll the cigarette until all of the tobacco has been removed. You will be left with the filter and the paper that held the tobacco.

6. Put the cigarette paper and filter into a trash can to dispose of it. If you don't have access to a trash can, put the paper and filter back in your cigarette pack or some other place where you can dispose of it later.

(Please note that the dried tobacco that you took out of the paper contains toxins and can harm plants or animals if disposed of on soil or where it can wash into soil or water.)

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Thetis Island Fire Dept.

Box 14-6, Thetis Island

BC, V0R 2Y0

cell:  250-252-0544