Why these large cigarette butts are cropping up around Hampton Roads 'They do linger, they do pose a threat to wildlife and they are a big problem' By: Erin Miller and last updated 2021-05-02 08:20:28-04 NORFOLK, Va. -- Cigarette litter is no small matter, and together with local partners, askHRgreen.org is taking a big approach to encourage Hampton Roads residents to stop dropping their butts. From May 1 to 14, larger-than-life size cigarette butt sculptures will loom large in public spaces across the region. Coupled with an offer to provide free cigarette butt receptacles to area businesses, organizers of the #NoButtsAboutIt promotion hope the artwork will convince smokers to keep local landscapes and waterways cigarette litter-free.