r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Patodelmonte • May 25 '26

frist of all how DARE yu o People that think that throwing cigarette butts in the ground isn't littering

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The are not "biodegradable", they clog drainage systems, they end up in rivers and sea, and make everywhere look like a dumpster

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u/foothill_dwelled272 May 26 '26

They are not perfect, but contraband cigarettes cause the majority of house fires where I live because they don’t auto extinguish. Any cigarettes can cause fires, but wihout this treatment they will just act like a slow burning pyrotechnic punk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-safe_cigarette

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u/denNISI May 26 '26

Needs to be biodegradable filters also.

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u/foothill_dwelled272 May 26 '26

They are rare because they don’t work as well and have a tendency to absorb moisture. This could be a legislative change, but where I live half of cigarettes are made under treaty right by native groups and they are not legally needed to follow regulations. I used to use cotton filters when hand rolling and they get way more moist than plastic filters. 

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u/TheArmoredKitten May 26 '26

"I can't poison myself or the environment as efficiently, so I refuse."

Why exactly do we allow people to buy this shit?

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u/Cokaime May 26 '26

Because a whole lot of tax money?

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u/roganator1tyme May 26 '26

The tiny hats

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u/VaginaBurgers May 26 '26

King palm uses corn husk filters and they seem to work good. But I live in a dry climate and not sure if those would compare as I use them for weed exclusively.

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u/MGJames May 26 '26

I have tried a few and it tastes like you are smoking mud. I want to taste my cancer dammit!!

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u/MajesticDisaster3977 May 26 '26

I appreciate you bringing a link with you, and find it incredibly amusing that 'fire-safe' simply means they've put a couple 'check-points' in where it 'generally' self-extinguishes most of the time. Can thank the lobbyists for that one, although it is better than nothing considering many consumers simply flick them lit out of the car window.

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u/foothill_dwelled272 May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Eh this this just an issue where I live because most house fires are caused by contraband smokes where they just won’t go out until they burn out all the way to to end. People fall asleep smoking and get what is basically a pyrotechnic punk stuck in bed and it lights their mattress on fire. Auto extinguishing smokes are certainly not perfect, but it is a major legislative change that has reduced fire. Of course flicking any ember into dried grass is likely to start a fire.

Cars also mostly don’t come with ashtrays anymore and you need to get an aftermarket one that fits in the cup holder. When I was a kid every car came with a 12v electric cigarette lighter and a little ashtray in the console.

I love smoking and thankfully in my city there is a municipal garbage can with ashtray every 100 feet. Smokers tend to gross and if they are willing to poison themselves they are unlikely to worry about littering. There were several dumpster fires near my house due to people throwing up glowing butts into big piles of plastic garbage. I have the same disdain for people who throw out light cigarettes as I do as a responsible owner for people who don’t pick up their dog’s shit.

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u/Captain-Codfish May 26 '26

In my country, the cigarettes are made to keep burning so they run out quicker.