It was inevitable that tobacco manufacturers, which have allowed themselves to become sitting ducks in respect of litter, would be targeted by those with concerns for the environment. Read More
One way to fill up your jails is to incarcerate people for minor offences, such as dropping litter, including cigarette butts.Read More
If civic-minded citizens didn’t pay for the costs created by those less civic-minded, there would be no tobacco-company donations to the EU for fighting the illegal trade – and no prisons.Read More
In New Zealand, the amount of litter is measured by the number of rugby pitches it would cover – an image that most locals would find too distressing to contemplate.Read More
There is not much detail in a story from South Korea about a process under trial that promises to turn cigarette butts into compost, but, if it proves viable, it could be a game-changer.Read More
Researching what can be done with the huge quantity of cigarette butts discarded each year is a road well-traveled.Read More
Long ago, tobacco manufacturers were charged with and found guilty of misleading smokers about ‘light’ cigarettes. Now, a little late, scientists are looking for the evidence.Read More
A question has been raised about ‘Filtergate’, but a more pertinent question might ask why the EU insists on delivery maximums when it believes that delivery levels do not affect health outcomes.Read More
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
