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Perhaps the best way to illustrate this is to work out how much the average smoker spends per year on cigarettes

In the US alone an estimated 49.8 million kilograms of filters are discarded annually

Although primarily sold within North America

We have the scientific evidence that the tobacco companies are a major contributor to climate change, so we need to hold them accountable at the local, national and international level. Dianita Sugiyo from Indonesias Muhammadiyah Steps explained that around 200,000 hectares of fertile arable land are being degraded by tobacco cultivation and cigarette butts are the greatest single source of litter found along the countrys beautiful coastline