cigarettes enviromental impact
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IN OCEAN CONSERVANCY’S COASTAL CLEANUP,CIGARETTES WERE THE
#1 MOST COMMONLY FOUND ITEM
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2,116,931 CIGARETTES AND FILTERSWERE REPORTED IN 2014
That’s more than the number of plastic bottles andplastic bags combined
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CIGARETTE BUTTS TAKE ANAVERAGE OF 25 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE,
AND EVEN THEN, THE TOXINS REMAIN.
Carbon monoxide
Cyanide
Formaldehyde
Freon
Ammonia
Acetone
Geranic Acid
Arsenic
Tar
Cadmium
Butane
Sulfuric Acid
DDT
Methoprene
Maltitol
Hydrogen Cyanide
Nicotine
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APPROXIMATELY ONE TREE IS CONSUMED
FOR EVERY 300 CIGARETTES,OR ONE AND A HALF CARTONS, PRODUCED
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CIGARETTE BUTTS MAKE UP BETWEEN25-50 PERCENT OF ALL COLLECTED LITTER
FROM ROADWAYS AND STREETS IN THE US
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT 1.69 BILLIONPOUNDS OF CIGARETTE BUTTS
end up as waste annually worldwide
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50 100 150 200 250
SECONDHAND SMOKE CONTAINS AT LEAST 250KNOWN TOXIC CHEMICALS,
MORE THAN 50 OF WHICH CAN CAUSE CANCER
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In a study by the University of Southern California,
AN OVERALL 10-FOLD DECREASE INEXPOSURE TO HARMFUL PARTICLES
in e-cigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes.
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JUST IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, ANNUAL COSTS TO CLEAN UP CIGARETTE LITTER
is estimated to be
MORE THAN $10,000,000
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MORE THAN 900 PEOPLEIN THE UNITED STATES DIE IN FIRES
THAT WERE STARTED BY DISCARDED CIGARETTES
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29%
29% OF THEM INVOLVED POISONINGS
MORE THAN 2,000 NON-FATAL,CIGARETTE-RELATED INJURIES OCCURED TO CHILDRENFOUR YEARS AND YOUNGER EACH YEAR FROM 2002-2007
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In 2008, The American Association Of Poison Control
RECEIVED 7,310 REPORTSOF CHILDREN UNDER 6 BEING EXPOSED TO TOBACCO TOXINS
MOST OF THESE RESULTED FROM INGESTING CIGARETTES OR CHEWING TOBACCO
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E-CIGARETTES ARE
RECYCLABLE, PRODUCE NO TRASHAND ARE RE-USABLE
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