{
  "id": 10008415,
  "title": "Volunteers step up to help Paris stamp out its cigarette butt problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/volunteers-step-up-to-help-paris-stamp-out-its-cigarette-butt-problem",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T15:17:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260926-paris-struggles-to-stamp-out-its-cigarette-butt-pollution-problem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Millions of cigarette butts are discarded on the streets of Paris every day, creating a stubborn litter problem that costs the city millions of euros a year to clean up. As authorities threaten irresponsible smokers with fines, volunteers are taking to the streets to tackle their waste.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}