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Novotny, a former assistant surgeon general and the head of Californias Cigarette Butt Pollution Project, said he agreed with the goals of the bill but added, Before New York commits itself to finding new purposes for these butts, we need to remember that they are toxic hazardous waste, not simple litter, and that needs to be the focus of efforts on keeping them out of the environment. While cigarette butts may prove to be an untapped resource for future products, establishing a recycling program is very difficult
When thick tobacco or marijuana smoke invades the lungs, they can become damaged from their inability to filter our harmful particles
Similar policies have since been adopted in Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester, according to the lawmakers