The idea that non-filter cigarettes should be taxed at a higher rate than filtered cigarettes seems not to make sense since a filter can be removed.Read More
‘Ballot bins’ are being trialed in a borough in Northern Ireland in another attempt to mitigate the ‘scourge of cigarette butts littering pavements’.Read More
Flying by the seat of your pants could take on a whole new meaning if, as new research has indicated, butts can be used as the basis for energy materials.Read More
A proposed acetate joint venture between Celanese and Blackstone has been made the subject of an in-depth investigation by the European Commission.Read More
In a story published in Australia, cigarette filters have been charged with being counter-productive and a burden on the environment.Read More
Most tobacco smokers will have observed that their smoke tends to deter annoying insects, and now it seems cigarette-butt extracts can be used to reduce mosquito populations.Read More
The growing use of cellulose acetate tow in cigarette filters is expected to boost the market for cellulose acetate.Read More
A discussion about the health implications of ventilation holes in cigarette filters seems to have descended into a debate about how to measure tar and nicotine levels.Read More
There must be a philosophical debate to be had over whether holes – in this case filter-ventilation holes – exist, and therefore whether they can be seen to be a problem.Read More
Researchers in Germany have discovered that copper hydroxide nanoparticles provide protection against toxic oxygen radicals in cigarette smoke.Read More
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