Join the UNSMOKE Butt Blitz® – Canada’s Largest Cigarette Litter Cleanup!

Kick some butts. Help build something lasting.

A Greener Future is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join the UNSMOKE Butt Blitz® this September! Together, we’re working to collect 1 million cigarette butts across Canada in one month and we need your help to make it happen.

Cigarette butts are one of the most common and overlooked forms of litter. At A Greener Future’s shoreline cleanups, they account for 1 in 5 pieces of litter collected. Their plastic filters and toxic chemicals can persist in the environment and pollute our communities and waterways.

But this campaign is about more than picking up litter. If we reach our goal of 1 million cigarette butts, the collected cigarette waste will be recycled into a community park bench – turning a million pieces of pollution into something lasting for the community.

How You Can Get Involved

Join us for a two-hour public cleanup at one of our locations across the GTHA. Our team will provide the supplies, safety briefing, and everything you need to get started.

You can join us for one event or multiple events, depending on your schedule!

Upcoming September Events

• September 1 – Ripley’s Aquarium, Toronto
• September 3 – Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto
• September 8 – Heydenshore Park, Whitby
• September 10 – Lakefront West Park, Oshawa
• September 12 – Cherry Beach, Toronto
• September 13 – High Park, Toronto
• September 15 – Hamilton General Hospital
• September 15 – Bayfront Park, Hamilton
• September 17 – Riverdale Park East, Toronto
• September 20 – Harbourfront Centre, Toronto — World Cleanup Day
• September 22 – Mississauga Hospital
• September 22 – Lakefront Promenade Park, Mississauga

• More events will be added throughout September!

  What You’ll Gain

• Make a tangible impact in your local community
• Help remove plastic pollution from streets, parks and shorelines
• Contribute to a national environmental campaign
• Gain hands-on environmental volunteer experience
• Connect with like-minded volunteers and community members
• Help turn cigarette waste into a community park bench

• Earn volunteer hours where applicable

  No previous cleanup experience is required!

Ready to Kick Some Butts?

Visit our Event Page to find a cleanup near you and complete the short registration form.

Can't make one of our public events? You can also participate independently from your own community throughout September.

Learn more about the UNSMOKE Butt Blitz® at agreenerfuture.ca/the-butt-blitz.

Questions? Contact info@agreenerfuture.ca.

Every butt counts. Every volunteer makes a difference. Let's reach 1 million together!