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Scientists call for ban on filtered cigarettes

Authors of BMJ editorial demand action from governments to reduce plastic pollution created by “useless” filters.

An editorial by scientists published in the BMJ argues, that although governments all over the world have started to ban many single-use plastic products such as straws, cups and cutlery, cigarette filters are seemingly being ignored.
The non-biodegradable plastic filter in a cigarette is made from cellulose acetate and is the single most commonly collected item of litter globally, according to the researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Unlike other manufacturers of polluting waste products, the tobacco industry has never been held accountable for the damaging amount of waste it inflicts on our ecosystem.
When filters were introduced in the 1950s it was claimed that they would make smoking safer by reducing the amount of tar intake. However, according to the researchers there is ample evidence to suggest that filters are nothing but a marketing gimmick that do not remove harmful toxins and have no health benefit at all, with one scientist calling them “the deadliest fraud in the history of human civilization”.

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