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Study shows rapid reaccumulation of cigarette waste; researchers point to source reduction
Summary
A multi-city study presented at the meeting found cigarette butts dominate tobacco-waste pickups and reaccumulate quickly after cleanups, supporting source-reduction measures; presenters noted emerging research on cigarette-filter-derived microplastics.
Researchers reported results from a multi-city cleanup experiment that followed the reaccumulation of tobacco-product waste, finding cigarette butts dominate collections and reaccumulate rapidly after removal.
A presenter said the experiment began with 60 census blocks in eight cities, later subsampling those blocks, and that the recurrence of…
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