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Volume 9 Issue 4 (April, 2021)

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Tobacco Product Waste and its Impact on Health and Environment
Karandeep Singh Sandhu, Ravinder pal

Tobacco Product waste and cigarette butts are the most ubiquitous form of litter globally. TPW contains all the toxins, nicotine, carcinogens found in tobacco products along with the plastic non-biodegradable filter attached to almost all cigarettes. TPW has harmful consequences for environment, animals and human population. Several proposals like litigations against tobacco industry, labelling cigarette filters as non-biodegradable, deposit/return policy have been set forth but none has been fully effective. This article reviews about the harmful effects of Tobacco Product Waste and various initiatives taken by stakeholders to curb Tobacco Product Waste.

 
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