Paris to crack down on cigarette butts on the street

Bertrand Delanoë,the mayor of Paris has declared war on cigarette butts, with plans to install thousands of public ashtrays to tackle the increasing problem of smokers stubbing out on the pavement and has asked to increase fines for throwing trash on the ground.

A campaign to stop the polluting habit was launched on Wednesday Oct 31,2012, with the slogan: "Don't throw out your cigarette butt, become a hero."