Tobacco companies could reportedly be forced to pay for cleaning up cigarette butts that are discarded in the street under new environmental regulations inThe new rules will come into force on Friday and are part of a broader set of initiatives designed to combat waste and increase rates of recycling,It also includes a ban on things such as single-use plastic cutlery and plates, plastic straws, and reducing plastic packaging on food items.
One study has suggested that the total bill for tobacco companies could top €1bn . Any potential cost cigarette companies incur is expected to be passed onto the consumer, providing another incentive for smokers to quit. The country has already made moves to try and limit smoking in public areas with 525 beaches declared smoke-free in 2021.
Then those environmental regulations lead to overreach that robs ppl of freedoms. Bc freedom and responsibility necessarily go together.
Wrong. The ppl who chose to litter with cigarette buts are responsible. To hold anyone else responsible is to say that the individuals are so pathetic that they are INCAPABLE of taking responsibility for their own actions. Responsibility and freedom are 2 sides of the same thing