Control of Cigarette Butts: 5 Striking Figures that Show How Much Cigarette Pollutes

While cigarette butts can release multiple toxic substances if discarded in nature, this part contains nearly 15,000 plastic microfibers, according to an NGO that wants to ban them. Here's a look.

Surfrider Foundation called for a ban on cigarette filters on Wednesday 21 May, "poison for the environment". For its part, the Paris City Hall announced measures against the rejection of butts in public space. Reducing the pollution they cause has now become a major issue.

Paris cigarette butt public way ban fine fdartois@ina.fr Wed 21/05/2025 - 13:52 Les butts sur terre : la slowe enconnaissance écologique INA claire actu How was it before? Economy and society By the editorial board of INA L'ACTU.For the second consecutive year, the French are invited to participate everywhere in France in the Mégothon until May 27, 2025. It is a mega butt collection designed to federate, mobilize and raise awareness of the envir…