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Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, review finds
Original: "Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, global review finds" # Cigarettes # Pollution # Oceans https:// news.mon
A global review has found that cigarette butts account for roughly 12% of all litter in aquatic environments, making them one of the most common pollutants in oceans and waterways. The findings highlight how plastic filters, discarded by smokers worldwide, accumulate in the environment and persist for years, prompting renewed calls for stricter regulation of cigarette waste.
Why now: A newly published global review quantifies the scale of cigarette butt pollution, a widely overlooked environmental problem.
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- "Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, global review finds" # Cigarettes # Pollution # Oceans https:// news.mongabay.com/short-articl e/2026/09/cigarette-butts-make-up-12-of-aquatic-litter-global-review-finds/ · primonatura@mstdn.social · 42
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