Ban plastic cigarette filters to help save the planet, say scientists

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Around 4.5 trillion cigarette filters are discarded every year. Image: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded each year. Image: REUTERS/Bogdan Popescu

Impact on ryegrass and white clover when exposed to cigarette filters over 21 days. Image: Science Direct

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