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CIGARETTES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

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CIGARETTESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

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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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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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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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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