Sustainable development protects the world’s oceans

Sustainable development protects the world’s oceans.

Tobacco pollutes the world’s oceans.

Cigarette butts are the most common pieces of trash in the world.
30- 40 % of the trash collected from the world’s beaches is linked to smoking.
Finland’s urban beaches contain approximately 300 cigarette butts per hundred metres.
Cigarette filters contain toxic substances and non-biodegradable plastic.

Sources: Tobaksfakta 2018, www.suomenash.fi, The 2030 Agenda – Sustainable Development Goals.