Bag the Butts™
Bag the Butts™: Help Reduce Cigarette Litter in Your Community
FREE 
Cigarette litter is the most commonly found type of litter worldwide and can harm our environment, wildlife, and communities. Through Breathe New Hampshire’s Bag the Butts™ program, individuals, schools, and community groups can take action by organizing a cleanup and helping raise awareness about the impact of tobacco waste.
How to Participate
Organizing a Bag the Butts™ cleanup is easy:
1. Choose a Location
Pick a place in your community where cigarette litter is a concern, such as a neighborhood, school, park, or public area.
2. Plan Your Cleanup
Select a date, gather volunteers, and organize your cleanup activities.
3. Request Your Free Toolkit
Contact Breathe New Hampshire before your cleanup to receive your free Bag the Butts™ toolkit, which includes supplies and information to help make your event a success.
4. Collect and Recycle
Follow the recycling guidelines included in your toolkit. After your cleanup, contact us to request a FREE shipping label so collected cigarette litter can be properly recycled instead of sent to a landfill.
5. Share Your Impact
Take photos and share your cleanup with us at info@BreatheNH.org or tag Breathe New Hampshire on social media.
Help Spread Awareness
Bag the Butts™ is more than a cleanup—it is an opportunity to start conversations about the impact of tobacco waste and the importance of protecting the places where we live, work, and play.
Vape and Electronic Product Disposal
Electronic vapor products require different disposal methods than cigarette litter. Contact your local transfer station or waste facility for guidance on proper disposal of household hazardous materials.
Important Information
Breathe New Hampshire provides resources and toolkits to support community cleanups but does not organize or oversee cleanup events. Participating organizations are responsible for supervising youth and adult volunteers and ensuring a safe cleanup experience.
Request Your Free Toolkit
Ready to Bag the Butts™ in your community?
Contact us at info@BreatheNH.org or 603.669.2411 to request your free toolkit.
Breathe New Hampshire is not responsible for organizing or overseeing the community clean-ups. Local groups and organizations are responsible for supervising youth and adults participating in their community clean-ups.
Thank you to North Shore Community College Respiratory Therapy students that collected cigarette waste this fall for their Service Learning Project as part of Breathe New Hampshire’s Bag the Butts™ program.
