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- Title
Cigarette butts as a super challenge in solid waste management: a review of current knowledge.
- Authors
Ghasemi, Afsaneh; Golbini Mofrad, Mohammad Mehdi; Parseh, Iman; Hassani, Ghassem; Mohammadi, Hamed; Hayati, Ramin; Alinejad, Navid
- Abstract
Filtered cigarette is the most common type of tobacco used and cigarette butt is the most important environmental consequence of smoking. This study aimed to investigate the cigarette butt management and identify future needs to improve the current situation. The results showed that cigarette butts are the most abundant and widespread hazardous waste in the world. The current form of cigarette butt management has inferior performance that faced waste management systems with serious challenges. The results showed that reducing the littering rate and recycling are known as basic strategies in the management of this hazardous waste. Future studies should focus on reducing cigarette butt pollution and the amount of pollutant leakage from them.
- Subjects
SOLID waste management; HAZARDOUS waste management; TOBACCO smoke pollution; CIGARETTES; HAZARDOUS wastes; WASTE management
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 34, p51269
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-022-20893-9