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RMIT engineers mixed 1% recycled cigarette butts into fired-clay bricks, and the bricks matched standard strength while cutting firing energy by 10%In Melbourne, engineers are pioneering a groundbreaking technique to integrate discarded cigarette butts into building bricks. This eco-fri...- Psychology explains why people litter even when they know it is wrong: A 2022 study finds good attitudes may not be enough, while personal control, connection to nature and social pressure shape the decision to stopPsychology of littering: Littering behavior is often influenced by a combination of perceived control and social signals rather than merely...
- Why are urban birds using 'cigarette butts' in their nests? Study reveals a surprising link to arthropod repellents and ectoparasitesWhy are urban birds using 'cigarette butts' in their nests? In urban landscapes, birds have taken to using cigarette filters in their nests...
- Japan 'snow monkey' park to cap visitors after overcrowding, bad behaviourJapan's famed "snow monkey" park in Nagano is implementing visitor caps and an online booking system to manage a surge in tourists. The Jig...
- Dhurandhar 2's Madhavan shares a 'scientific' reason behind why he kept cigarette butt in his pocket instead of throwing it away in the movieDhurandhar: The Revenge is a box office hit, with Ranveer Singh and R. Madhavan earning praise. A scene where Madhavan pockets a cigarette ...
- Why Some Urban Birds Build Nests with Cigarette Butts: A Surprising Survival StrategyCity birds are using discarded cigarette butts to build better nests. House finches and house sparrows incorporate these butts for warmth a...
- The man on the balconyAs dawn approached, the city stirred with faint signs of life after a quiet lull. A lone observer on a balcony witnessed the aftermath of t...
- Cigarette butt found in biryani of famous Hyderabad resturant. Video goes viralA cigarette butt was found in a plate of biryani at a well-known Hyderabad restaurant, sparking an argument between diners and staff. Simil...
- Plastic pollution from cigarettes likely costs $26 billion per year: StudyThese costs may seem small compared with the overall economic and human toll of tobacco, but they are cumulative and preventable, the resea...
- Cigarette butts recycled to make soft toys. This Noida firm offers the perfect example of sustainabilityThe company has recycled cigarette butts into various products in the last four years.
- Cigarette butts 'not toxic to humans, environment' says CSIR-IITR study, cites lower chemical levels as reasonBurnt and unburnt butts of 10 cigarette brands and beedi brands were used in the study.
- NGT orders study to find if cigarette butts fall within category of toxic wasteThe NGT bench directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to get the study done by Lucknow based-Indian Institute of Toxicology...
- Cigarette butts one of the biggest ocean pollutants
- Butt really? Karma Tips wants to save the planet - one cigarette at a timeWhile anti-smoking watchdogs target tobacco, the founders of Karma Tips say that 98% of the carcinogen in a cigarette is actually found in ...
- A swachh bharat idea to Crow aboutThe system devised by two Dutch industrial designers counts on crows figuring out that litter can be lucrative and eventually spreading the...
- Cigarette butts to eliminate mosquitoes?Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) Cigarette butts (CBs) thrown into garbage as trash can be turned into a valuable resource for killing mosquitoes t...
- From cultivation to consumer waste, here's how tobacco life cycle impacts usTobacco is often grown without rotation with other crops, so plants require intensive use of fertilisers & pesticides.
- Tobacco litter is challenge for a clean India: ExpertsHarish Vasudevan, environmental law expert, said, "studies point out that tobacco refuse is a major source of litter on the planet."
- Used-cigarette butts set to become the next generation energy storage deviceIt is estimated that as many as 5.6 trillion used-cigarettes or 766,571 metric tons are deposited into the environment worldwide every year.
- Smoking ban goes up in smoke inside CWG VillageThe smoking ban inside the sprawling Games Village here seems to have gone up in smoke as some could be seen puffing cigarettes with impuni...
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