Plastic Pollution From Cigarettes Likely Costs $26 Billion Annually, Study Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesDec 1, 2023, 10:02 am188 pts
We’ve all seen cigarette butts on the sidewalk, on the beach or lying in the grass, but may not have realized the toll those cotton-like plastic fibers take on the environment. The cost of marine ecosystem damage and waste management related to the plastics in cigarette packaging and butts is approximately…

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