The increased global attention on addressing plastics pollution is an opportunity to tackle tobacco’s plastics, but this is just one part of a larger chain of environmental harms. Tobacco post-consumer waste comprises of the plastic packaging and the cigarette filter, both are known to be single use plastics. Tobacco’s plastic packaging can be differentiated from…
The tobacco industry continues to market heated tobacco products (HTPs) as tools to help smokers switch from cigarettes to “safer” alternatives or to quit using nicotine entirely. However, there is no conclusive, unbiased evidence to show that HTPs are safer than combustible cigarettes, nor have HTPs been clearly linked to quitting. And now, new research…
Pollution, water usage and waterway contamination are only some of the ways tobacco destroys our environment and uses up our natural resources. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry is hard at work “greenwashing” its image so consumers—and governments—see it as a sustainability ally.) Download the infographics to learn more about how tobacco is poisoning our planet
