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Re:Cigarette butts are the single greatest source of ocean t... by drewrv on Monday August 27, 2018 @01:08PM (#17852722)
I think it would be even simpler to mandate cigarette filters are biodegradable, made from cotton or something.
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Re:Cigarette butts are the single greatest source of ocean t... by simongr3dal on Monday August 27, 2018 @05:42PM (#17854825)
That’s not really feasible considering that many filters are made partly from activated carbon in order to filtrate many of the harmful substances that are in cigarettes.
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