Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 个月前TIL Cigarette butts are the most common form of plastic pollutionwww.earthday.orgexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkTIL Cigarette butts are the most common form of plastic pollutionwww.earthday.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 个月前message-square87fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRobust Mirror@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 个月前So many people don’t realise the reality of cigarette waste. “It’s just one small butt” adds up to: 4.5 TRILLION butts littered globally each year - - Enough to circle the Earth 300 times if placed end to end “It’s just paper and cotton” - NOPE: The filter is plastic (cellulose acetate) Contains over 15,000 plastic fibres Takes up to 14 years to break down Even then, it just becomes microplastics “Rain will wash it away” - Yeah, right into: Storm drains Rivers Oceans Fish (they mistake them for food) “At least it’s not toxic” - Actually: One butt can contaminate up to 40 liters of water Contains arsenic, lead, nicotine, and other toxins Kills fish, birds, and other wildlife
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 个月前I knew about the first part and the third and fourth, but I had no idea that it also contributed so much to plastic pollution.
minus-squareRobust Mirror@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 个月前Yeah it’s crazy. It’s definitely not something most people associate with plastic.
So many people don’t realise the reality of cigarette waste.
“It’s just one small butt” adds up to:
“It’s just paper and cotton” - NOPE:
“Rain will wash it away” - Yeah, right into:
“At least it’s not toxic” - Actually:
I knew about the first part and the third and fourth, but I had no idea that it also contributed so much to plastic pollution.
Yeah it’s crazy. It’s definitely not something most people associate with plastic.