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Cigarette Butts the Single Biggest Source of Ocean Trash

• atlasunshrugged 8y ago
  Cigarette butts are one of those odd things that are still (somewhat) socially acceptable to flick down a drain or into a road - at least that's what I've seen living in Berlin and Estonia and travelling around. It's always been quite odd to me, if you were eating a candy bar on the street you wouldn't just drop the wrapper when you were done, but if it's a cigarette as long as you extinguish it, you can drop it wherever you want
• wmeredith 8y ago
  I smoked for many years (over a decade ago) and I was under the impression at the time that the filters on my Camels were cotton wrapped in paper. Still litter certainly, but nothing that wouldn’t biodegrade. Not that it matters now, but maybe people are just ignorant? Either way, if I was still a smoker I assume this would be one more reason vaping might be more appealing these days. Less mess and smell.