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The undesirable substance is the least visible and most polluting element of household waste. According to the Cigarette Butt Pollution Project, which studies the impact of cigarette filters on human health and the environment, each year around the world produces 5.5 trillion filtered cigarettes, of which nearly 5 trillion are thrown at the trash can. Scythians settle on the surface of the soil, rivers and oceans. Filters have been found repeatedly in the stomach of dead birds, fish, sea turtles and others. In order to clean their city of cigarette butts, residents of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, took the initiative to take cigarettes. The program has at least five filters a day
In the shallow rain, dozens of young people, meters by meter, explore the grassy cover of the Oslo City Park. People pick up cigarette butts. The glasses and gloves are provided by the organizers, they ask the passers-by not to pass. Explain that cigarette filters are a threat even for those who do not smoke.
"Few people think about it, but the cigarette filter is up to 95% of the plastic, and if you look closely at it, there are thousands of particles of polymer that fall into the ground and The fish eat it, and then it hits us on the table ", – says the participant in the motion" No filter ", a local eco-activist Andrea Sturgeuk
According to the data of the international service of cleaning of the coast Ocean Conservancy, over the last 32 years, cigarette butts are the most common garbage among the most common garbage encountered on the coastlines and in reservoirs. By the amount of waste collected, they are ahead of plastic bottles and tubes, food packaging and polyethylene bales.
The Sneipfritt movement, which means "No filter", started Alec Wickel in Oslo. Before adding to the initiative of the inhabitants of the city, Alec collected the cigarette butts themselves. Every day – on five filters. The reports in the form of a photo man published in social networks. Over time, his friends and acquaintances began to imitate him.
"I just taught the photos and asked people to do the same, it's very simple, it does not take a lot of time, it does not require any money, you can anywhere I realize that this problem needs to be addressed globally Countries need to develop appropriate laws and incentives to stop smoking Tobacco companies need to develop environmental filter types. to ensure that there are dumps, although this is not the case, ordinary citizens must take the initiative with their own hands, in this way we demonstrate that we are seeking a global change ", declares Alec Wickel, .
The Scythians do not decompose completely because they contain microplastics. The process of partial decomposition lasts from 3 to 15 years, depending on the conditions. During this time, cigarette butts have time to enter the stomach of animals and fish and often become the cause of their death.
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