Cigarette Butt Litter Leaders and Butt-Free Businesses

Cigarette butts are toxic, made out of plastic, and do not biodegrade. When they are dropped or flicked away as litter they make their way down storm drains that lead straight to waterways, untreated.  Learn more about the problem and how you can help at smchealth.org/cigbutts.

Cigarette Butt Litter Leaders

Cigarette Butt Litter Leaders take action to reduce cigarette butts in our San Mateo County communities. THANK YOU!
Become a Litter Leader: Email pollutionprevention@smcgov.org to be featured.

Nilu Motiwala | 2022 Coastal Cleanup Day Site Captain | Foster City | 500 butts
Meredith Kasyan | Hold On To Your Butt Project Manager | San Mateo County Surfrider Foundation

Neil Panton | 2021 Coastal Cleanup Day Site Captain | San Gregorio State Beach | 1335 butts collected…and counting
Terri Brown and Helen Nicely | 2019 Coastal Cleanup Day | Mussel Rock Daly City | 17,020 butts collected…and counting
County Health Leadership | 2018 Cleanup | San Mateo Medical Center | 1,100 Butts Collected
Lydia | Millbrae Resident | 10,000 butts collected in 2018…and counting
Deputy Paterson | San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office | Enforces Littering Laws

2018 San Mateo County Butt-Free Businesses

Butt-Free Businesses are committed to keeping their storefronts clean and provide receptacles or pocket ashtrays to customers and staff who smoke to prevent cigarette butt litter. THANK YOU!
Become a Butt-Free Business: Take the pledge!

Shell Gas on Gateway, Pacifica
Sun Valley Fine Foods, Pacifica
Sanford Firestone, Pacifica
Sea View Tire & Brake Center, Pacifica
Fog Zone, Pacifica
Devil’s Slide Tap Room, Pacifica
Bob Reeds Service Center, San Mateo
Ben Tre, Millbrae
Half Moon Bay Auto Repair, Half Moon Bay
Dana’s Flower Basket, San Mateo
Aldo’s Pizza, San Mateo
Maria’s Restaurant, San Mateo
Gherkins Sandwich Shop, Montara
Ocean View Inn, Montara

If you would like to cheer on any of the Litter Leaders or Butt-Free Businesses above, email pollutionprevention@smcgov.org and the Pollution Prevention Program will send your applause to them!


Are you, or do you know a Cigarette Butt Litter Leader or a Butt-Free Business that would like to be recognized above? Please email pollutionprevention@smcgov.org to be featured.

Environmental Health Services | Pollution Prevention Program | smchealth.org/cigbutts