New research shows cigarette butts shed microplastic fibers almost instantly in water, turning common litter into a fast source of pollution.

One more reason to kick butts. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the US, according to the CDC, causing ...

"It's not the right approach to focus on making tobacco producers pay for cleaning up the filters." Study makes grim findings ...

Cigarette filters release two dozen microfibers upon first contact with water, threatening wildlife and human health.

Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to ignore, and hard to ...

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Cigarette filters are completely useless and are only there to fool smokers into thinking they’re safer, according to scientists. Experts not only say the butts don’t actually work but they could even ...

"Designed to give the false impression." Experts issue warning after study's grim discovery on cigarette filters: 'In the interests of public health' first appeared on The Cool Down.

I laughed out loud while reading the brilliant ideas thrown about in “The World’s Most Littered Item Draws Fire” (Business & Finance, Aug. 1.) Save yourself the hassle of inventing a new cigarette ...

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(CNN) — Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar — cigarette filters. Cigarette butts ...