The Bathurst Regional Council campaign, which received funding from the Environment Protection Authority, saw measures implemented to discourage people from discarding their cigarette butts in the street.

According to a report to the November ordinary meeting, cigarette litter throughout the Bathurst CBD has decreased by 93.7 per cent in the 12-month period of the project.

"The Banishing Bathurst Butts project increased public awareness and education, improved infrastructure, and implemented strategic enforcement," the report said.

"Banishing Bathurst Butts aimed to increase binning rates by 50 per cent and decrease CBD cigarette butt litter by 70 per cent in a 12-month period.

"... The project exceeded these targets by reducing cigarette litter by 93.7 per cent and increasing binning rates by 87.9 per cent in the 12-month project period and featured in the NSW Government's Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041."

As part of the project, council installed cigarette butt bins, directional floor graphics and informative signage in the CBD, focusing on known litter hotspots.

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