Thirdly, another reason why smoking should be banned in public places is because of its litter factor. Research done at ‘ash.org’ confirmed that the cigarette butts found in parks, beaches and footpath’s contribute to a large amount of the total waste found in those areas (2003). So if a ban was imposed on people smoking in such places, than there will be a significant decrease of litter (particularly cigarette butts) in the environment,