New research shows cigarette butts shed microplastic fibers almost instantly in water, turning common litter into a fast source of pollution.
One more reason to kick butts. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the US, according to the CDC, causing ...
"It's not the right approach to focus on making tobacco producers pay for cleaning up the filters." Study makes grim findings ...
A new study from the University at Buffalo examines this issue, with findings showing that one cigarette filter can release ...
"Designed to give the false impression." Experts issue warning after study's grim discovery on cigarette filters: 'In the interests of public health' first appeared on The Cool Down.
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Cigarette butts are a major pollution problem, but new research shows they can be recycled into fast-charging energy storage ...
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Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing ...