Cigarettes butt littering: The story of the world's most littered item from the perspective of pollution, remedial actions, and policy measures

KR Vanapalli, HB Sharma, S Anand, VP Ranjan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarettes butt (CB) is one of the most littered items on the planet. This paper critically
analyzes the factors responsible for CB littering, and associated environmental ramifications …

The toxicity and valorization options of cigarette butts

H Kurmus, A Mohajerani - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts, one of the most abundant forms of waste in the world, contain more than
4000 toxic chemicals and pose serious risks to the health of wildlife, humans, and marine …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal and mechanical performance of gypsum composites with waste cellulose acetate fibres

MI Romero-Gómez, RV Silva, MF Costa-Pereira… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of waste cellulose acetate (CA) fibres in the physico-mechanical (ie density,
surface hardness-Shore C, flexural and compressive strength) and thermal properties (ie …

Quality variations of leachate resulting from cigarette filter recycling as a challenge for its management

A Hossaini Motlagh, N Alinejad, F Kazembeigi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Recycling is known as a solution for cigarette filter management, but this may cause the
release of trapped pollutants in it. Cigarette smoke toxins and chemicals that trapped in the …

The recycling of surgical face masks as sound porous absorbers: Preliminary evaluation

R Maderuelo-Sanz, P Acedo-Fuentes… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the acoustic efficiency of plastic
surgical face masks. Since the very high number of disposable masks being used globally …

A second life for cigarette butts? A review of recycling solutions

S Marinello, F Lolli, R Gamberini, B Rimini - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Trillions of cigarettes are smoked annually making cigarette butts one of the most common
types of litter in the world. Due to the materials and toxic substances that they contain, this …

A comprehensive review on triple R eco-management strategies to reduce, reuse and recycle of hazardous cigarette butts

G Shah, U Bhatt, V Soni - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Cigarettes are the globally consumed product that contributes to public health problems and
is the source of the most prevalent form of litter in the world, Cigarette butts. Cigarette butts …

Preparation of a cellulose acetate membrane using cigarette butt recycling and investigation of its efficiency in removing heavy metals from aqueous solution

J Torkashvand, A Saeedi-Jurkuyeh… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study investigated the recycling of freshly-smoked cigarette butts (FCBs) and unsmoked
cigarette filters (UCFs) into a cellulose acetate (CA) membrane. The both samples were …

Challenges on the recycling of cigarette butts

M Yousefi, M Kermani, M Farzadkia, K Godini… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Cigarette butt (CB) is a crucial litter in urban communities because it may contain various
toxicants. Due to serious limitations on incinerating or landfilling CB, recycling of this …

A systematic review on cigarette butt management as a hazardous waste and prevalent litter: control and recycling

J Torkashvand, M Farzadkia - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Annually, over 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced worldwide, and it is estimated that
4.5 trillion cigarette butts (CBs) are still being littered in the world. The dispersal of the CBs …