Cigarette ends are a threat to the environment like plastic, there are billions of them, they are toxic and take years to breakdown

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Cigarette ends left on a harbour wall by the tide. There are billions of these adrift in the oceans, the tars and chemicals in them are toxic and are as big a threat to the oceans and wildlife as plastic.

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Size: 3757px × 5417px
Location: 2 Fair View, Holyhead LL65 1DW, UK
Photo credit: © Jim Clark / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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