Photo jasong106 via flickr. According to data from the Ocean Conservancy, in 2009 more than 3 million cigarettes or butts were picked up internationally from beaches and inland waterways as part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup - 1 million from U. S. beaches alone, making them by far the most littered item. But that's just a fraction of the billions of pounds of discarded butts that degrade slowly, and leave unsavory residue that can harm fresh and saltwater fish. Intrepid TreeHuggers have thought ...Read the full story on TreeHugger