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originally posted by: Scrutinizing
originally posted by: howtonhawky
a reply to: Scrutinizing
In 1954, Reynolds Tobacco introduced Winston – the first filter cigarette to achieve a major success in the marketplace. Reynolds Tobacco introduced Salem – the first filter-tipped menthol cigarette, in 1956. The Belair menthol brand was launched nationally by B&W in 1960. History | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company www.rjrt.com...
Sorry, but I don't know what possible valid conclusion, relating to my comment, one is supposed to come to, via a tobacco company website.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Those butts today are not cotton!
Numerous people smoke cigarettes down to the butt.
They had better stop. They are smoking a baby diaper.
The filters on cigarettes – four-fifths of all cigarettes have them – are made of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic that is very slow to degrade in the environment. A typical cigarette butt can take anywhere from 18 months to 10 years to decompose, depending on conditions.Nov 18, 2009 Earth Talk – Little cigarette butts make big litter impact - CSMonitor.com www.csmonitor.com...
originally posted by: howtonhawky
originally posted by: pointessa
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Who's big idea was it to put cotton on a cigarette in the first place?
I would not bother me if they quit putting cotton in cigarettes.
There are more worth while causes to bring up since butts last only 6 months to a year.
The article stated that they last for decades, and they are the one of the major pollutants in the oceans, also toxic substances have been found in wildlife so it is not inconsequential.
Then the article is full of it.
Hyperbole
I suppose we first have to find out exactly what a butt is made of now days. The answer will surprise you.
Cotton degrades pretty quick...within a year in most cases and a couple months in a compost pile.
The answer to this is sickening.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
I have not found the answer as too how long they have used the cellulose acetate as a filter but most all butts are now made from that plastic.
Now they claim it is non toxic. That is true until you heat the filter and then chemicals are released. The further you burn to the end of your cigarette the more toxic plastic goes into your lungs.
Personally i switched to cigars 10 yrs ago but many of you should take notice today if you smoke cigarettes.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
If the word spreads it should gain much momentum toward stopping this madness.
Clearly there is no need for the use of plastic butts that add unwanted poison to cigarettes and imo having cotton butts would not be as near of pollutant to the environment. Six months degradable vrs up to 10 yrs.
originally posted by: intrepid
originally posted by: CADpro
Cigarette butts are disgusting. I can say this now that I'm an ex-smoker for 10-weeks now.
Good luck Bruh. I've quit a lot of # in my time but those bastards are still with me 40 years later.
If they used cotton butts as they did before then this would not be an environmental issue worth debate.
Curious birds have been reported to ingest cigarette butts left in household ashtrays and have died as a result.
Although reports of human and animal exposures number in the tens of thousands, severe toxic outcomes due to butt consumption are rare. Nonetheless, the ubiquity of cigarette butt waste and its potential for adverse effects on human and animal health warrants additional research and policy interventions to reduce the stream of these pollutants in the environment.