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Bookmark or Share- No ifs, ands, or butts | HubNo ifs, ands, or butts. Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet. Two new studies from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control point to possible solutions. Tobacco causes a long list of well-known health issues, from cancer and diabetes to stroke and lung disease. But this addictive substance is also wreaking havoc on the ...
- Tiny But Deadly: Your Butt on Plastic - Earth DayCigarette butts are actually the most abundant form of plastic waste in the world, with about 4.5 trillion individual butts polluting our global environment. But wait, aren’t cigarette butts made of cotton or paper?
- Cigarette Butts: Toxic Plastic Pollution | OceanCareAugust 3, 2023. Cigarette butts are a persistent form of toxic plastic pollution. Littered in the environment they do not biodegrade. Instead, they slowly leak a chemical cocktail of highly toxic and carcinogenic substances into soils, waterways, lakes, and the oceans.
- Cigarette Butts: Toxic Threat and Tobacco Control OpportunityAbout 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are improperly discarded each year, making them an unsightly reality of our daily lives. They represent a dangerous environmental threat and ubiquitous advertising value for tobacco brands—but also provide evidence that can inform tobacco research and control.
- Cigarette butts are the forgotten plastic pollution – and they could be ...Cigarette butts or filters are the item on the planet. An estimated 5.6 trillion cigarettes are smoked each year, out of which two thirds are improperly disposed of. That’s [4.5 trillion...
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