This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Plastic straws and bags have received ...

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing ...

Cigarette filters are completely useless and are only there to fool smokers into thinking they’re safer, according to scientists. Experts not only say the butts don’t actually work but they could even ...

Along with cigarette paper, capsules and adhesives, a cigarette filter, sometimes known as a filter tip, is a component of the cigarette. In the early 1950’s filters were introduced. Plastic cellulose ...

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing ...

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Plastic straws and bags have received ...

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing ...

(CNN) — Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar — cigarette filters. Cigarette butts ...