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Since 2015, the Surfrider Foundation San Francisco Chapters Hold On To Your Butt program has worked to prevent cigarette litter in the marine environment through education, beach, and neighborhood cleanups, and by providing disposal options, such as cigarette butt receptacles or buttcans. Being awarded with a NOAA Marine Debris Prevention grant in 2018 infused the program and its volunteers with the resources and drive to increase the reach and impact of cigarette litter prevention messaging, and to expand the distribution of buttcans into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area along San Franciscos coast

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