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煙草商的有毒產品廢棄物對我們的環境造成嚴重破壞

煙草商希望我們相信,隨地可見的煙蒂及電子煙只不過是垃圾問題。他們希望我們浪費時間在城市內安裝垃圾箱及清理海灘上。15161718192021 但他們不想讓我們知道的是,他們的產品遠在任何人吸煙或吸電子煙之前,就早已對環境造成危害。

煙草商是全球名列前茅的塑料污染者,其生產和製造直接導致氣候變化22及森林砍伐。232425262728。而且其產品中的有毒化學物質,讓這些產品幾乎無法被安全丟棄處理。293031323334 重點:沒有任何人,也沒有任何地方,可以安全遠離大煙草商的危害。

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煙蒂是由微塑料製成,35 微塑料的微小有毒纖維會污染我們的食物鏈,36 並可能進入你我身體。3738

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煙草商所造成的危害

煙草商目前耗資數十億美元在狡詐的營銷策略1及政治影響力2上,即使造成死亡與疾病也要獲利。
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即使對於不使用煙草的人,也可能產生致命的後果。3
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煙草商稱孩子們為「替代客戶」,4 而大煙草商更判處他們終生成癮與疾病。
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具有種族主義的煙草商,策略性地以特定社區為目標,提供致命的產品及操控性的信息。5
環境破壞
有毒煙草廢棄物及所造成的塑料污染帶來環境破壞6與健康風險7891011,無人能免受其害。12
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追究煙草商責任

對於其他有害產品,加州已在保護大眾避免受到侵害,1314 現在正是該以同樣標準對待煙草商的時候!
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