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More than 20 billion cigarette butts will end up in a landfill or polluting the environment in Canada this year. Smoking has long been a major public health concern, but it’s also a rapidly growing planetary health concern. The intersection of human and environmental health risks associated with tobacco products presents an obviousMore than 20 billion cigarette butts will end up in a landfill or polluting the environment in Canada this year.

Smoking has long been a major public health concern, but it’s also a rapidly growing planetary health concern. The intersection of human and environmental health risks associated with tobacco products presents an obvious opportunity for federal regulatory action, but to date, we’ve not seen meaningful steps taken to reduce harms on either front. This World No Tobacco Day, health and environmental groups have come together to connect the dots and signal a united front on this hot button issue.

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