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Cigarette filters are cellulose acetate, which is biodegradable.
by presidentender 8y ago
Cigarette filters are cellulose acetate, which is biodegradable.
- TimesOldRoman 8y ago18 months to 10 years, according to the first Google response. I see no reason regulation to enforce like a 6-month breakdown time on a product. Seems very sensible. They shouldn't be able to release products that are unhealthy for the environment.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- floatingatoll 8y agoTheoretically biodegradable, but not yet shown to be. As of 2015 the longest measured time was 2 years to break down about 30% of the acetate, with a diminishing breakdown rate and a dependence on soil nitrogen availability (ocean beaches lack it).