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By Stephen Burgen, The Guardian January 3- Tobacco companies are to be forced to foot the bill for cleaning up the millions of cigarette ends that smokers discard every year under new environmental regulations in Spain. The ruling, which comes into force this Friday, is part of a package of measures designed to reduce waste and... View Article

By CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News Baltimore November 21- The City of Baltimore is filing a lawsuit against tobacco companies for cigarette filter waste. City leaders say the lawsuit is to “hold cigarette manufacturers accountable for cleanup costs associated with tobacco product litter.” Baltimore officials said millions of cigarette filters are littered throughout Baltimore, and... View Article