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Butt to Board
Dehradun · Lucknow · Bangalore · Goa, Uttarakhand
The Challenge
Cigarette butts are non-biodegradable, highly toxic and among the most widespread forms of litter, damaging the ecosystems they land in.
What We Are Trying To Do
Raise awareness of the environmental harm of discarded cigarette butts by collecting them during travel and creatively repurposing the waste.
Key Activities
- Field collection drives
- Public awareness
- Creative reuse experiments
- Handmade surfboard from butts and thermacol
Outcomes
Collections carried out across Dehradun, Lucknow, Bangalore and Goa; one handmade surfboard built from collected butts and thermacol.
From the field
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