Experts warn of environmental dangers of discarded cigarette butts

As the dust settles on the plastic bag ban, experts are warning of another common item that poses an even bigger threat to marine life.

Each one can poison about 40 litres of water, and its toxicity persists for at least seven days. And it will only get worse, experts warn.

While it took some time, Australia embraced the plastic bag and straw ban, but the biggest man-made contaminant of the world’s oceans is actually cigarette butts.

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