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Cigarette Filters and Microplastics: The Hidden Plastic Pollution ProblemCigarette filters contain plastic and can contribute to microplastic pollution. Learn how cigarette butts affect oceans, wildlife, soil and human health.
Everything you should know about microplasticsIf you’ve been following the global conversation around plastic pollution, you’ve probably heard of microplastics. These small particles have turned up everywhere from the depths of the ocean to the top of Mount Everest and even throughout the human body.
Microplastics and our health: What the science saysMicroplastics — plastic fragments up to 5 millimeters long — are inescapable. An estimated 10 to 40 million metric tons of these particles are released into the environment every year, and if current trends continue, that number could double by 2040