UK News 30-09-2004 who: Ken Livingstone what: To recruit 500 litter wardens to crack down on smokers where: LONDON when: By 2005 snippet: "The mayor and boroughs will distribute 15,000 heat-resistant cigarette butt pouches, so every smoker will have their own ashtray," says The Guardian. "But with the carrot comes a stick," writes Hugh Muir, explaining that enforcement officers will hand out £50 fines to litterbugs, with smokers a particular target. [... more]

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