Cigarette butts are the most common litter found around the world

With all of the recent noise of the latte levy, are cigarette butts the real enemy? Surveys published by the Department of Environment have shown that 54% of littering in Ireland is made up of cigarette waste and it is as high as 60% in Dublin. Donal...

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06.15 8 Jul 2022

Cigarette butts are the most common litter found around the world

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06.15 8 Jul 2022

With all of the recent noise of the latte levy, are cigarette butts the real enemy?

Surveys published by the Department of Environment have shown that 54% of littering in Ireland is made up of cigarette waste and it is as high as 60% in Dublin.

Donal Hickey, Environmental Journalist with the Irish Examiner spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.