2025 Butt Blitz | Santa Barbara | Pick Up Cigarette Filters Before the Big Flush

Our annual Butt Blitz is back. We’re calling on all Earth Heroes to collect as many cigarette filters as possible from September 15 until October 31 before the winter rains wash them out to sea. Gotta catch ’em all!

Make it count. Two different (and fun!) ways to participate:

• Collect butts on your own and then log your results on the Butt Blitz form.
• Collect butts on your own and record your results on the Clean Swell app. Be sure to include PBC or Pacific Beach Coalition as the group name so everyone gets credit.

Cigarette filters are the number one littered item in the world. In fact, approximately 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered globally. They contain highly toxic chemicals and microplastics that pollute the ocean and its inhabitants. Since 2014, PBC has collected more than 2.3 million cigarette filters. Cigarette filters may be small but your participation makes a big difference.