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Introduced in the 1950s, cigarette filters were once promoted as making smoking safer but are now under scrutiny for both health and environmental harm.
By , in Europe, World, Environment, Health · 20 Sep 2025, 12:31 · 1 Comments
As global leaders debate new restrictions in Geneva that could place filters under voluntary or mandatory restrictions, advocates are pushing for a full ban.
They cited the filters’ role in contributing to the 4.5 trillion cigarette butts discarded annually, 800,000 metric tonnes of which pollute the waterways.
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Yeah, when I visited the Algarve back in the 90s, the beaches were littered with filters. But sand makes for an excellent ashtray, I guess. So I hope that smoking has been banned on the beaches since that time. Or simply ban the use of filters in cigarettes and let people smoke non-filtered brands only.
By Tony from USA on 21 Sep 2025, 22:13