{"id":536901,"date":"2010-04-21T04:48:23","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/in-photos-artwork-created-from-discarded-cigarette-butts\/"},"modified":"2010-04-21T04:48:23","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T08:48:23","slug":"in-photos-artwork-created-from-discarded-cigarette-butts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/536901","title":{"rendered":"In Photos: Artwork created from discarded cigarette butts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/anti-smoking_2_P2Cyh_5638.jpg\" alt=\"anti smoking_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cigarettes aren\u2019t only bad for your health but statistics point out that they\u2019re even worse for the environment. According to recent statistics, about 1.1 billion people in the world are smokers and about 10 million cigarettes are purchased every minute around the world. Apart from creating a plume of toxic gases, cigarettes leave a much longer effect on the environment in the form of cigarette butts. Cigarette butts can take up to 12 years to degrade. Moreover, a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/earth\/cigarette-butts-tobacco-fish.html\">new study<\/a> has rated cigarette butts as one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the world that have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish. Cigarette butts are what many eco-minded artists collect and transform into artwork or bring to other unconventional uses, which in most cases, encourages individuals to give up smoking and protect not only their own self but the environment as well. Check out 10 such pieces of art that have been created entirely from cigarette butts:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/eco-arts-artwork-created-from-recycled-cigarette-butts\/\">Tom Deininger\u2019s Artwork<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/cigarette-rabbit_utkqx_69_1Mrpq_5638.jpg\" alt=\"cigarette rabbit_utkqx_69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/clamshell2_mdctf_69_mNktW_5638.jpg\" alt=\"clamshell2_mdctf_69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/buttdetail_zqsvc_69_HDDSt_5638.jpg\" alt=\"buttdetail_zqsvc_69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Jesus Bubu Negron Cigarette Butt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/puerto-rican-artist-weaves-a-carpet-from-used-cigarette-butts\/\">Carpet<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/cigarette-butt-carpet_1_kil47_69_pJX7M_5638.jpg\" alt=\"cigarette butt carpet_1_kil47_69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/cigarette-butt-carpet_2_hdk1j_69_3zAX3_5638.jpg\" alt=\"cigarette butt carpet_2_hdk1j_69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/cigarette-butt-carpet_3_id6en_69_C7cgf_5638.jpg\" alt=\"cigarette butt carpet_3_id6en_69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Cigarette butt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmuze.com\/waste\/recycling\/708-cigarette-butt-haute-couture.html\">clothing<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/butt_bGkCs_5638.jpg\" alt=\"butt\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/butt_2_y6Rmv_5638.jpg\" alt=\"butt_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/butt_3_murXx_5638.jpg\" alt=\"butt_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/butt-5_OqbmA_5638.jpg\" alt=\"butt 5\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Anti-Smoking Campaign art made using <a href=\"http:\/\/directdaily.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/liga-contra-el-cncer-15000.html\">15,000 cigarette butts<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/anti-smoking_1_w35ZR_5638.jpg\" alt=\"anti smoking_1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/anti-smoking_WUehb_5638.jpg\" alt=\"anti smoking\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/anti-smoking_2_P2Cyh_5638.jpg\" alt=\"anti smoking_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/anti-smoking_3_mDSfR_5638.jpg\" alt=\"anti smoking_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadsideamerica.com\/tip\/17844\">Pacifier<\/a> Made From Cigarette Butts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/cigaret-butts_NCDSL_5638.jpg\" alt=\"cigaret butts\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Jeremey Drenner\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mde.state.md.us\/Programs\/LandPrograms\/Recycling\/SpecialProjects\/2009sculpture_contest_photo1.asp\">Tree<\/a> made with cigarette butts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/jeremey-drenners-tree-made-with-cigarette-butts_nlXC7_5638.jpg\" alt=\"jeremey drenners tree made with cigarette butts\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/asu3dfall09.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/everything.html\">Pillow<\/a> made from cigarette butts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/pillow-made-from-cigarette-butts_bFlYl_5638.jpg\" alt=\"pillow made from cigarette butts\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 A <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.widener.edu\/~sxw0004\/20photosfashion.html\">dress<\/a> from cigarette butts<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/a-dress-from-cigarette-butts_p4xbh_5638.jpg\" alt=\"a dress from cigarette butts\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Ornamental <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artbusiness.com\/1open\/071207.html\">shrubs<\/a> out of cigarette butts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/ornamental-shrubs-out-of-cigarette-butts_c4hZj_5638.jpg\" alt=\"ornamental shrubs out of cigarette butts\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Sharad Haksar Super <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlysuper.com\/index.php\/2009\/11\/24\/sharad-haksar-super-anti-smoking-messages\/\">Anti-Smoking Messages<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/sharad-haksar-super-anti-smoking-messages_uNJXY_5638.jpg\" alt=\"sharad haksar super anti smoking messages\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/sharad-haksar-super-anti-smoking-messages_2_IawRp_5638.jpg\" alt=\"sharad haksar super anti smoking messages_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/sharad-haksar-super-anti-smoking-messages_3_yz29v_5638.jpg\" alt=\"sharad haksar super anti smoking messages_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/21\/super-anti-smoking-messages_ySrKm_5638.jpg\" alt=\"super anti smoking messages\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cigarettes aren\u2019t only bad for your health but statistics point out that they\u2019re even worse for the environment. According to recent statistics, about 1.1 billion people in the world are smokers and about 10 million cigarettes are purchased every minute around the world. Apart from creating a plume of toxic gases, cigarettes leave a much [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}