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HKBUTT SOP for butt collection, version 240513.

Using HKBUTT00076 as an example:

1 Butt(s) spotted in non-smoking area

Remind myself, CALM DOWN AND PICK UP LITTER.

Make sure you have the least PPE (e.g., mask), and control your breath during the collection process. Observing the direction of the wind usually helps you from inhaling hazardous chemicals from the butts.

Warning: do not underestimate the harm of cigarette butts on the ground or handlers. Especially when they are still fresh and the burning has not fully ceased, the progress of picking them up and sealing them into PMMA cases can cause damage to your body the same way secondhand smoke does. Before making an SOP for butt collection, I almost choked when picking up butts and kept coughing for hours.

2 Location info pindown

  • Mobile phone up.

  • Open GPS Status & Toolbox app by MobiWIA Kft. for detailed GPS info.

  • Close the ads on the bottom of the screen.

  • Take a screenshot.

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  • Use the Share function to send the location info to WhatsApp Group HKBUTT.

  • Reply to the location message with the numbering which is to be applied to this evidence collection (which is 76 in this case).

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3 Photo evidence collection

  • Mobile phone up.

  • Take a photo including the butt(s) and the surroundings.

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  • Take close look photo(s) of the butt(s).

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  • Take a photo(s) including additional info about the area which was smoked (e.g., ashes, cigarette case, etc).

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4 Butt(s) collection

  • Mobile phone up.
  • Take the next numbered PMMA evidence case from the belt and take a close photo of the case.

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  • Prepare a paper handtowel for hygiene purposes of butt collection on a flat surface (e.g., ground, flat bench, etc).
  • Collect the butt(s) by carefully pressing the case with double-side PMMA tape prepared to the butt(s) to make the butt(s) stuck to the case without touching the butt(s). Take a photo with the butt(s) stuck in the case.

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  • Use the PMMA superglue to seal the four edges of the PMMA evidence case up carefully.
  • In case the glue flows out and spills on the paper handtowel, move quickly to avoid the paper handtowel sticking where it is.

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  • After the glue dries up and the case is fully sealed, take photos clearly showing the numbering of the sealed evidence case, on both sides.

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Properly keep the evidence case til stored in the storage centre.

5 Finishing up records

  • Send all photos to WhatsApp Group HKBUTT by replying to the numbering (which is 76 in this case) right after all these are done.

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  • Go to the HKBUTT Google Sheet and fill in the detailed description of this collection event.

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6 Evidence storage

  • Copy all raw photos to central storage and make backups from time to time.
  • Examine the evidence cases containing the butts to check if there is any leakage or damage of the cases from time to time.
  • Use 75% alcohol spray to clean the evidence cases from time to time to avoid pollution.