The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board to lay down guidelines pertaining to disposal of cigarette and beedi butts within 3 months. It further states, "Recycling of cellulose acetate after recovery from the cigarette butts may be suggested as one among the immediate solution to the problem until the degradation and safety data are generated" …
Chemical levels in cigarette and beedi butts are lower than the government-prescribed limits and “not toxic to humans and environment”, according to a recent study by Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research. In April last year, the National Green Tribunal directed the ministry of environment and forests to get a study conducted as to whether cigarette and beedi butts fall …
Chemical levels in cigarette and beedi butts are lower than the government-prescribed limits and not toxic to humans and environment, according to a recent study by Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research. In April last year, the National Green Tribunal directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to get a study conducted as to whether cigarette and beedi butts fall …
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