“Tobacco – a threat to our environment”

Through this theme, WHO calls on countries to promote public awareness about the harmful effects of alcohol use. cigarette to the environment, do not smoke to limit the pollution of the living and working environment.

According to the World Health Organization, the harmful effects of the tobacco industry on the environment are enormous and increasing, adding unnecessary pressure on already scarce resources and ecosystems. fragility of our planet. 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.

Smoking pollutes the living and working environment.

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, in order to prevent the harmful effects of tobacco on the environment, many cities and countries around the world have introduced strict regulations on tobacco use. . Italy’s fashion capital Milan, for example, became the first Italian city to ban smoking outdoors or in public spaces to improve air quality.

The city of Milan, Italy has issued a ban on smoking outdoors or in public spaces

Ms. Maria Luigia Di Toma – resident of Milan city, Italy said: “Smoking is annoying to people around, even if you are outside, sometimes it’s windy and smoke gets in your face. I agree with that. this decision, even though I’m a smoker.”

Milan is one of the most polluted cities in Western Europe, with concentrations of PM10, the fine particles found in smoke, exceeding European limits. Accordingly, 8% of PM10 particles in this city are due to smoking. The city is expected to completely ban outdoor smoking from January 2025.

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