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[Infographic] World No Tobacco Day: The harmful effects of tobacco on the environment

Message from WHO World No Tobacco Day aimed at informing about the harmful effects of tobacco on the environment.

WHO calls on countries to promote activities to raise public awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use on the environment, not to smoke to limit the pollution of the living and working environment.

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According to WHO, the environmental harm of the tobacco industry is enormous and increasing, it adds unnecessary pressure to the already scarce resources and fragile ecosystems of the Earth. soil. The cultivation, production and use of tobacco pollutes our water, soil, beaches and streets with chemicals, toxic waste, cigarette butts, including microplastics and tobacco waste. electronic.

To produce tobacco, every year 600 million trees are cut down, 200,000 hectares of cultivated land are destroyed, 84 million tons of CO2 are emitted.2 emitted into the atmosphere, 22 billion tons of water are used to make tobacco.

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people every year. Therefore, to prevent the harmful effects of tobacco on the environment, many cities and countries around the world have introduced strict regulations on tobacco use.

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