Spain rules tobacco companies must pay for cigarette butt clean up

Spain has ruled that tobacco companies will have to pay to clean up cigarette butts. Millions of cigarette ends are tossed onto Spain’s streets and beaches by smokers each year. The new environmental regulations also include bans on single-use plastic cutlery and plastic straws. The rulings are part of an EU-wide drive to reduce waste and promote recycling.
Read more: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/04/tobacco-companies-must-pay-for-clean-up-of-discarded-cigarettes-in-spain?source=Snapzu