Did you know that, every year, 100 billion cigarette butts get dumped in the landfills of India, accounting for 26,454 tons of waste? Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, a plastic that takes almost 10 years to completely decompose. In fact, such filters are probably the world’s most littered form of plastic with close to 4.5 trillion butts polluting the environment every year. This litter finds its way to our oceans and the microplastics go deep into the ground, posing a serious danger to land and sea life and contaminating our food and water. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

Environmental challenges posed by cigarette butts:https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-environmental-challenge-posed-by-cigarette-butt-litter-101610204964038.html

What the WHO says about cigarette butts:https://www.thehindu.com/society/buttrush-is-an-initiative-to-collect-harmful-cigarette-butts-and-send-them-for-recycling/article65213841.ece#:~:text=In%20truth%2C%20cigarette%20butts%2C%20the,contains%20over%207%2C000%20toxic%20chemicals.

EU ban on microplastics stubs out cigarette butt pollution: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-05-2022-eu-ban-on-microplastics-stubs-out-cigarette-butt-pollution

UN partnership aims to combat microplastics in cigarettes:https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111072

Did you know that, every year, 100 billion cigarette butts get dumped in the landfills of India, accounting for <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-environmental-challenge-posed-by-cigarette-butt-litter-101610204964038.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-environmental-challenge-posed-by-cigarette-butt-litter-101610204964038.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661613303589000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2u5pCLLECw2FBRpdyDtxjY">26,454 tons</a> of waste? Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, a plastic that takes almost 10 years to completely decompose. In fact, such filters are probably the world’s most littered form of plastic with close to 4.5 trillion butts polluting the environment every year. This litter finds its way to our oceans and the microplastics go deep into the ground, posing a serious danger to land and sea life and contaminating our food and water. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.
Environmental challenges posed by cigarette butts: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-environmental-challenge-posed-by-cigarette-butt-litter-101610204964038.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-environmental-challenge-posed-by-cigarette-butt-litter-101610204964038.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661613303589000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2u5pCLLECw2FBRpdyDtxjY">https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-environmental-challenge-posed-by-cigarette-butt-litter-101610204964038.html</a>
What the WHO says about cigarette butts: <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/society/buttrush-is-an-initiative-to-collect-harmful-cigarette-butts-and-send-them-for-recycling/article65213841.ece#:~:text=In%20truth%2C%20cigarette%20butts%2C%20the,contains%20over%207%2C000%20toxic%20chemicals" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thehindu.com/society/buttrush-is-an-initiative-to-collect-harmful-cigarette-butts-and-send-them-for-recycling/article65213841.ece%23:~:text%3DIn%2520truth%252C%2520cigarette%2520butts%252C%2520the,contains%2520over%25207%252C000%2520toxic%2520chemicals&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661613303589000&amp;usg=AOvVaw03tihejO6F6hBHmUHo64vV">https://www.thehindu.com/society/buttrush-is-an-initiative-to-collect-harmful-cigarette-butts-and-send-them-for-recycling/article65213841.ece#:~:text=In%20truth%2C%20cigarette%20butts%2C%20the,contains%20over%207%2C000%20toxic%20chemicals</a>.
EU ban on microplastics stubs out cigarette butt pollution: <a href="https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-05-2022-eu-ban-on-microplastics-stubs-out-cigarette-butt-pollution" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-05-2022-eu-ban-on-microplastics-stubs-out-cigarette-butt-pollution&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661613303589000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2X4Ud2hGqttIa_2E8rRL1b">https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-05-2022-eu-ban-on-microplastics-stubs-out-cigarette-butt-pollution</a>
UN partnership aims to combat microplastics in cigarettes: <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111072" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111072&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661613303589000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1b1Ke4rF3icMyKH246X3EK">https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111072</a>

All Indians Matter is a digital home for conversations with and about India on the issues that truly matter. For most of our post-Independence years, this was done by the news media. However, in recent times, the media have been found wanting. As a result, the issues that should be highlighted are sidelined and the voices that should find a megaphone are muffled. This podcast is an effort to engage with everyone who cares about India, its Constitution, its liberal and secular values.

All Indians Matter is the creation of Ashraf Engineer, who was a senior journalist with some of India’s leading newspapers for 17 years. His media work included a stint in 2011 in Afghanistan, where he trained and mentored journalists. He subsequently quit the news media and is now part of the brand communication industry.

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Any views or opinions in the podcast are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organisation, or individual. 

All Indians Matter is a digital home for conversations with and about India on the issues that truly matter. For most of our post-Independence years, this was done by the news media. However, in recent times, the media have been found wanting. As a result, the issues that should be highlighted are sidelined and the voices that should find a megaphone are muffled. This podcast is an effort to engage with everyone who cares about India, its Constitution, its liberal and secular values.
All Indians Matter is the creation of Ashraf Engineer, who was a senior journalist with some of India’s leading newspapers for 17 years. His media work included a stint in 2011 in Afghanistan, where he trained and mentored journalists. He subsequently quit the news media and is now part of the brand communication industry.
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<li>You can reach at: editor@allindiansmatter.in.Ashraf Engineer</li>
<li>He is also active on social media:</li>
<li>Twitter: @allindianscount</li>
<li>Instagram: @allindiansmatter</li>
<li>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/All-Indians-Matter-116123149932432</li>
</ul>
The views, information, or opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the hosts and/or guests appearing on the podcast and do not reflect the views of Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Ideabrew Studios).
Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders does not assume any liability or responsibility nor endorses the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest.
Under no circumstances will Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. assume direct or indirect responsibility or liability which may arise from the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest including but not limited to claims for defamation, libel, slander, infringement, invasion of privacy and publicity rights, obscenity, pornography, profanity, fraud, or misrepresentation.
Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has no control or endorsement over the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest but is a mere distributor / interviewer and merely acting as a passive conduit for the distribution of this podcast, Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. does not warrant that the views, information, or opinions in the podcast are accurate, complete, or true.
Any views or opinions in the podcast are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organisation, or individual.

All Indians Matter

All Indians Matter is a digital home for conversations with and about India on the issues that truly matter. For most of our post-Independence years, this was done by the news media. However, in recent times, the media have been found wanting. As a result, the issues that should be highlighted are sidelined and the voices that should find a megaphone are muffled. This podcast is an effort to engage with everyone who cares about India, its Constitution, its liberal and secular values.

All Indians Matter is the creation of Ashraf Engineer, who was a senior journalist with some of India’s leading newspapers for 17 years. His media work included a stint in 2011 in Afghanistan, where he trained and mentored journalists. He subsequently quit the news media and is now part of the brand communication industry.

You can reach the team at: editor@allindiansmatter.in.

Ashraf Engineer is also active on social media:
Twitter: @allindianscount
Instagram: @allindiansmatter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/All-Indians-Matter-116123149932432

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The views, information, or opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the hosts and/or guests appearing on the podcast and do not reflect the views of Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Ideabrew Studios).

Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders does not assume any liability or responsibility nor endorses the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest.

Under no circumstances will Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. assume direct or indirect responsibility or liability which may arise from the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest including but not limited to claims for defamation, libel, slander, infringement, invasion of privacy and publicity rights, obscenity, pornography, profanity, fraud, or misrepresentation.

Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has no control or endorsement over the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest but is a mere distributor / interviewer and merely acting as a passive conduit for the distribution of this podcast, Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. does not warrant that the views, information, or opinions in the podcast are accurate, complete, or true.

Any views or opinions in the podcast are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organisation, or individual. 

All Indians Matter is a digital home for conversations with and about India on the issues that truly matter. For most of our post-Independence years, this was done by the news media. However, in recent times, the media have been found wanting. As a result, the issues that should be highlighted are sidelined and the voices that should find a megaphone are muffled. This podcast is an effort to engage with everyone who cares about India, its Constitution, its liberal and secular values.
All Indians Matter is the creation of Ashraf Engineer, who was a senior journalist with some of India’s leading newspapers for 17 years. His media work included a stint in 2011 in Afghanistan, where he trained and mentored journalists. He subsequently quit the news media and is now part of the brand communication industry.
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You can reach the team at: <a href="mailto:editor@allindiansmatter.in">editor@allindiansmatter.in</a>.
Ashraf Engineer is also active on social media:
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<li>Twitter: @allindianscount</li>
<li>Instagram: @allindiansmatter</li>
<li>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/All-Indians-Matter-116123149932432</li>
</ul>
DISCLAIMER:
The views, information, or opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the hosts and/or guests appearing on the podcast and do not reflect the views of Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Ideabrew Studios).
Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders does not assume any liability or responsibility nor endorses the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest.
Under no circumstances will Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. assume direct or indirect responsibility or liability which may arise from the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest including but not limited to claims for defamation, libel, slander, infringement, invasion of privacy and publicity rights, obscenity, pornography, profanity, fraud, or misrepresentation.
Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has no control or endorsement over the views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest but is a mere distributor / interviewer and merely acting as a passive conduit for the distribution of this podcast, Ideabrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. does not warrant that the views, information, or opinions in the podcast are accurate, complete, or true.
Any views or opinions in the podcast are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organisation, or individual.

Cigarette butts are the most littered form of plastic in India

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