Los residuos tóxicos de los productos de la industria del tabaco son un desastre ambiental
La industria del tabaco quiere hacernos creer que las colillas y los vapes que se encuentran en el suelo son simplemente basura. Quieren que perdamos el tiempo instalando ceniceros en nuestras ciudades y realizando limpiezas en las playas.15161718192021 Pero lo que no quieren que sepamos es que sus productos dañan el medio ambiente mucho antes de que alguien se fume un cigarrillo o un vape.
La industria del tabaco es responsable por la mayoría de la contaminación por plásticos a nivel mundial, cuya producción y fabricación contribuyen directamente al cambio climático22 y a la deforestación.232425262728 Además, las sustancias químicas tóxicas que contienen sus productos hacen que sea casi imposible eliminarlos de una forma segura.293031323334 En pocas palabras: nadie, ni ningún lugar, está a salvo de la industria del tabaco.
La Pequeña Gran Mentira
Las colillas de cigarrillo están hechas de microplásticos,35 unas fibras tóxicas muy pequeñas36 que pueden contaminar nuestra comida y acabar dentro de ti.3738
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