Ruediger Krech, Director of Health Promotion at WHO in his remark said that tobacco products are the most littered item on the planet and they contain over 7,000 toxic chemicals, which leech into the environment when discarded Roughly 4.5 trillion cigarette filters pollute our oceans, rivers, city sidewalks, parks, soil and beaches every year, he said
The entire life cycle, from egg to adult, can be completed in as little as six weeks under favorable conditions
As a result, alcohol remains cheap and readily accessible
Our urban environment, marine life, oceans, rivers and beaches would all benefit substantially from ending the sale of cigarettes with filters
The lingering smoke odour is also often difficult to remove