Jump to full article: Cebu City Sun Star (ph), 2008-03-06
Intro: Environmental groups said smoking is generally bad for humans and the environment.
According to the Ecowaste Coalition, cigarette is not only harmful to the body's health but it is also causes damage to the environment.
The indiscriminate throwing of cigarette butts as 30 million Filipinos puff tobacco products and just throw them in places that can endanger both humans and animals.
"Butts may look small but the quantity of carelessly thrown butts in the environment can pose real toxic threats to humans and wildlife," the group said. . . .
The discarded butts also leach toxic chemicals into the water and soil as they corrode into tiny plastic powder.
These things are also carried by the wind and rain to rivers and oceans where birds and fishes mistake them for food. Littered butts contribute to sediment pollution.
Data from the Ocean Conservancy showed . . .
Ecowaste said cigarette filters could lead to digestive blockages when ingested by animals because of toxic chemicals they contain like arsenic, cadmium, and lead.
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