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 …

A review on takeaway packaging waste: Types, ecological impact, and disposal route

Y Zhuo, JT He, W Li, J Deng, QL Lin - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth and urbanization have led to significant changes in the world's
consumption patterns. Accelerated urbanization, the spread of the mobile Internet, and the …

[PDF][PDF] Tobacco and its environmental impact: an overview

World Health Organization - 2017 - escholarship.org
The world faces many environmental challenges. Healthy soil, an adequate supply of clean
and fresh water and clean air are just a few of the basic necessities that enable humans to …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical framework for plastic waste management in Ghana through extended producer responsibility: case of sachet water waste

ET Quartey, H Tosefa, KAB Danquah… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Currently, use and disposal of plastic by consumers through waste management activities in
Ghana not only creates environmental problems, but also reinforces the notion of a wasteful …

Tobacco industry responsibility for butts: a model tobacco waste act

C Curtis, TE Novotny, K Lee, M Freiberg… - Tobacco …, 2017 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Cigarette butts and other postconsumer products from tobacco use are the most common
waste elements picked up worldwide each year during environmental cleanups. Under the …

Thirdhand smoke: state of the science and a call for policy expansion

TF Northrup, P Jacob III, NL Benowitz… - Public health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Thirdhand smoke (THS) is the persistent residue generated from aged secondhand smoke
(SHS) that adheres to indoor dust and surfaces and reemits into the air, which is of concern …

The environmental externalities of tobacco manufacturing: A review of tobacco industry reporting

YH Hendlin, SA Bialous - Ambio, 2020 - Springer
Growing research and public awareness of the environmental impacts of tobacco present an
opportunity for environmental science and public health to work together. Various United …

[HTML][HTML] Global health perspectives on cigarette butts and the environment

P Stigler Granados, L Fulton, E Nunez Patlan… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cigarette butts, which are also known as tobacco product waste (TPW), are the single most
collected item in environmental trash cleanups worldwide. This study used an online survey …

Analysis of the elements and metals in multiple generations of electronic cigarette atomizers

M Williams, KN Bozhilov, P Talbot - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Since their release in 2004, electronic cigarettes (ECs) and their atomizers
have undergone significant evolution. Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

[PDF][PDF] Policy instruments to reduce consumption of expanded polystyrene food service ware in the USA

TP Wagner - Detritus, 2020 - academia.edu
There is global recognition that waste plastic is a ubiquitous pollutant in the built and natural
environments. A component of plastic litter and debris is single-use, expanded polystyrene …