Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry ...

Environmentalists have warned that cigarette butts are often mistaken for food by birds and fish, leading to ingestion that ...

Four seamen drowned when the steamer Orinoco sank in Lake Superior near Montreal Island during a severe storm. Other crew members were saved by the crew of a tug, and several made it to the island on ...

The world's most common type of litter, cigarette filters leach thousands of toxic chemicals and microplastics into the environment. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before ...

Banning cigarette filters is not a new idea, but the debate has reignited ahead of the WHO COP11 meeting – taking place from ...

A new nonprofit group has formed with a simple message embedded in its name: No Plastic Filter. The campaign intends to unite "voices across the planet for a ban on plastic cigarette filters." ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Anti Tar is a cigarette filter that claims to filter tar and improve airflow for cigarettes. Using the cigarette filter, you can purportedly protect your lungs from tar, reduce coughing, and relieve ...