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Big tobacco's environmental impact is 'devastating': WHO

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Tobacco industry costs the world more than eight million human lives every year. 600 million trees, 200,000 hectares of land, 22 billion tonnes of water, and 84 million tonnes of CO2 are used in the production of tobacco. Cigarette filters contain microplastics and make up the second-highest form of plastic pollution worldwide.

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Big tobacco's environmental impact is 'devastating': WHO

GENEVA: The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world's biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO charged on Tuesday (May 31). The World Health Organization accused the industry of causing widespread deforestation, diver

2 years ago·Singapore

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RTÉ

'Tobacco is poisoning people and our planet' - WHO

The tobacco industry has been labelled as "one of the biggest polluters that we know of" by the World Health Organization on World No Tobacco Day.

2 years ago·Ireland

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IBTimes

Big Tobacco's Environmental Impact Is 'Devastating': WHO

Big tobacco's environmental impact is 'devastating': WHO

2 years ago·United States

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WION

Big tobacco's environmental impact is 'devastating': WHO

The industry is responsible for the loss of some 600 million trees each year, while tobacco growing and production uses 200,000 hectares of land and 22 billion tonnes of water annually, the report found

2 years ago·Noida, India

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Gulf News

Big tobacco’s environmental impact is devastating: WHO

Industry one of biggest polluters - leaving mountains of trash to driving global warming

2 years ago·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Bangkok Post

Tobacco's environmental threat

Tobacco kills our environment, not just people. Tobacco causes over 8 million deaths every year globally and 81,000 in Thailand. Simultaneously, each year, tobacco destroys a vast landmass roughly the size of 44,000 Suan Luang Rama IX parks, the largest green park in Bangkok, causes massive deforestation and pollutes our environment.

2 years ago·กทม, Thailand

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