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In urban and beach cleanups around the world, the most typical objects collected are cigarette butts and other tobacco product wastes (TPW).
- Along with the plastic nonbiodegradable filter that is attached to nearly every cigarette sold in the United States and the majority of other countries globally, TPW contains all the chemicals, nicotine, and carcinogens present in tobacco products.
- According to toxicology tests, chemicals from cigarette butts that seep into fresh and salt water are poisonous to test fish as well as aquatic microorganisms.
- Roadside TPW has also been found to contain toxic substances.
- It is crucial to take into account the potential toxicity and cleanup of these waste products because up to two-thirds of all smoked cigarettes—which number in the trillions globally—are dumped into the environment each year.
- This article examines studies on the toxicity of TPW and suggests a number of legislative measures to lessen this pervasive environmental scourge.
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