Wrightsville Beach NC Smoking Ban
The Cape Fear Chapter is asking the Wrightsville Beach Board of Alderman to pass a smoking ban for local beaches. Tim Taylor, a member of the Cleaner Greener Committee, said creating a "smoke-free environment" for all of the town's parks and recreation areas – including the beach – would reduce litter and exposure to second-hand smoke. Cape Fear Chapter Chair Ahlum has worked with volunteers to collect cigarette butts from the beach strand as part of the Surfrider Foundation's "Hold on to your butt" campaign. Sean reports that in one year, one family picked up 35,000 cigarette butts from the beach.
- Chapter:Cape Fear
- State: NC
- Country: USA
- Theme: Rise Above Plastics
- Launch Date: October 01 2011
- Completion Date: Ongoing
Sean Ahlum ahlums@uncw.edu
