Swiss National Councilor Proposes Ashtray Integration into Cigarette Packets: A Solution to Cigarette Butt Littering?

2023-12-26 10:44:28

“Is the Federal Council ready to force cigarette manufacturers to integrate an ashtray directly into the cigarette packet?” This is the surprising question posed by Fribourg’s national councilor Marie-France Roth Pasquier (C/FR) in an inquiry filed in Bern during the last session of Parliament.

This original idea is one of the avenues she wants to study to fight once morest cigarette butt littering. The Friborg elected official makes an alarming observation of the current situation: “Butts represent more than 34% of the relative incidence of all waste thrown into nature. The city of Geneva counted more than 470,000 cigarette butts thrown on the ground in 24 hours. This represents 100 kg per day.

La Fribourgeoise mentions a Swiss innovation from the company Zemale AG, which already makes it possible to integrate an ashtray directly into the package (see below): “In the same way that we forced cigarette manufacturers to put photos shocking on the packages sold, she reasons, why not force cigarette manufacturers to include an ashtray in their packaging?

Marie-France Roth Pasquier therefore asks the Federal Council if it is necessary to modify a law to oblige manufacturers… The answer is obviously yes, but we will have to see if the political will to fight once morest the littering of cigarette butts can go as well. far.

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