Complicate Pregnancy." If you are a smoker, chances are you have encountered these words emblazoned on a pack of cigarettes. Whoever thought of putting this warning must be doing it to assuage his guilt for allowing the manufacture and selling of cigarettes in exchange for huge amount of sin taxes.
According to CigaretteLitter.Org, a non-profit organization whose advocacy is to run educational campaigns on reducing the amount of cigarette litter, billions of cigarette butts are being littered daily. That is mind-boggling! In the Philippines alone, 85 billion sticks were sold last year to over 17 million Filipino smokers, Chris Nelson, President of Philip Morris Philippines reported. By sheer volume alone, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources tags cigarette butts as the number 2 pollutant of the environment.
CigaretteLitter.Org also said that "most people who litter their cigarettes either don't fully understand the consequences of their actions or they have rationalized the behaviour." After that butt have been thrown onto the street or beach, wind and rain carry it towards the bodies of water. It is toxic to marine and freshwater fish. Contrary to popular belief, the cellulose acetate that it in the filter of cigarette is not biodegradable. It will take 25 years to break down the cellulose acetate, a type of plastic.
Just last week, Philip Morris has launched its "BA2D2" anti-litter program. "BA2D2" is the short text version of "Ibato Mo Dito" (Throw Your Litter Here). It is an information and education drive to address cigarette butt litter. Philip Morris has committed to post BA2D2 posters and BA2D2 trash bins tin strategic places to create awareness on how and where to dispose of their cigarette butts.
Sounds laudable coming from the leading manufacturer and marketer of cigarettes. For the sake of everyone, I hope this campaign will fly.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101115-303296/DENR-tags-cigarette-butts-No-2-pollutant
http://www.cigarettelitter.org/According to CigaretteLitter.Org, a non-profit organization whose advocacy is to run educational campaigns on reducing the amount of cigarette litter, billions of cigarette butts are being littered daily. That is mind-boggling! In the Philippines alone, 85 billion sticks were sold last year to over 17 million Filipino smokers, Chris Nelson, President of Philip Morris Philippines reported. By sheer volume alone, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources tags cigarette butts as the number 2 pollutant of the environment.
CigaretteLitter.Org also said that "most people who litter their cigarettes either don't fully understand the consequences of their actions or they have rationalized the behaviour." After that butt have been thrown onto the street or beach, wind and rain carry it towards the bodies of water. It is toxic to marine and freshwater fish. Contrary to popular belief, the cellulose acetate that it in the filter of cigarette is not biodegradable. It will take 25 years to break down the cellulose acetate, a type of plastic.
Just last week, Philip Morris has launched its "BA2D2" anti-litter program. "BA2D2" is the short text version of "Ibato Mo Dito" (Throw Your Litter Here). It is an information and education drive to address cigarette butt litter. Philip Morris has committed to post BA2D2 posters and BA2D2 trash bins tin strategic places to create awareness on how and where to dispose of their cigarette butts.
Sounds laudable coming from the leading manufacturer and marketer of cigarettes. For the sake of everyone, I hope this campaign will fly.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101115-303296/DENR-tags-cigarette-butts-No-2-pollutant
http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/freshwater-ecosystems/cigarette-butts-kill-fish-study/
http://www.scientificpsychic.com/health/stop-smoking.html
