It’s a widely established fact that smoking dangerously impacts health – not just of the person with the cigarette, but also those around who also breathe in the smoke, referred to as ‘passive smokers’. But, the lethal effect doesn’t stop just at humans – cigarettes spread their cloak of destruction on the environment too.
Don’t think one cigarette and a thin spiral of smoke. Think 5.5 billion sticks, pushing 2.6 billion kg of carbon dioxide and 5.2 billion kg of methane into the atmosphere, every year. Read more about the cruel impact of tobacco and cigarettes here.
Smoking’s Effect On The Environment:
Infographic by – Grey Haze