Butt Emissions: Study Finds Even Extinguished Cigarettes Give Off Toxins.

[2greys]

Cigarette butts pile up in parks, beaches, streets and bus stops, places where all types of littering are frowned upon. An estimated more than five trillion butts are generated by smokers worldwide each year, and concern about their environmental impact has prompted studies of how they affect water and wildlife habitats. But despite their prevalence, almost no one has studied the airborne emissions coming off these tiny bits of trash.

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[2greys]

Walk around the blocks of flats where I live and underneath the balconies there are thousands of "butt ends" just dropped onto the ground. They smoke outside on their balconies because of their children and then poison the area outside that they play in. ????

[grannyk3]

Not feeling too good about myself knowing I was a contributor to this mess! Here in the US there's a recycling company terracycle.com where you can send in used cigarette butts, such a good idea!

grannyk ❄

[2greys in reply to grannyk3]

Definitely a good idea, especially as the filters tips are made from plastic and do not biodegrade.