According to a study, Americans are smoking fewer cigarettes than ever before, yet cigarette butts continue to be the most commonly littered item in the United States and around the world today.

Scientists specified two reasons for this statistic - lack of awareness on the smoker's part, and the lack of availability of waste receptacles at "transition" locations, such as outside stores and other buildings, and at public transportation pickup spots.

To keep Britain tidy becomes the country’s biggest problem. That’s why in Trafalgar Square, a square in central London, has been "dumped" the world’s biggest cigarette butt. The biggest cigarette butt was launched against people who drop their butts on the streets.

The giant butt measuring in at 30ft high and1.5metres wide was dropped in Trafalgar Square to symbolize the problem that is plaguing the nation. Anti-tobacco campaign reported that since the ban on smoking in public places came in last July, England was a sea of cig butts.

And as the number of cig ends continues to soar, the chief executive of the anti-tobacco campaign, Phil Barton reported: "Since the smoking ban was brought in nine months ago, the number of discarded butts on our streets has soared. We applaud the cigarette ban as it has made our pubs and restaurants more pleasant environments to be in. But unfortunately we are now seeing an epidemic of smoking related litter on our streets.

He added: "The message is clear: dumping fag stubs on the ground is disgusting and people responsible will face fines."

On Tuesday April 8, Keep Britain Tidy, a British campaign, launched its biggest ever anti-smoking litter campaign:

Thirteen councils from across the country are "campaign partners" and will be quick to issue on-the-spot fines to anyone caught chucking their cig.

10,000 posters and banners will go up across the country warning "Dirty Chuckers" of £80 fines. These will appear in bus shelters, phone boxes, pub toilets and lampposts.

50,000 beer mats will go to pubs across the land to highlight the problem.

Mr. Barton added: "Throughout April our local authority partners will step up their efforts to issue on-the-spot fines to smokers who dump their stubs on the streets rather than use bins provided."