Experts Call for UK Ban on Cigarette Filters to Protect Health and Environment

Health and environmental experts are urging the U.K. government to ban cigarette filters, arguing that they offer no proven health benefits and are a leading source of plastic waste.

The call comes amid growing evidence that filters encourage deeper inhalation of toxins and pollute waterways and ecosystems.

Advocates say removing filters would both reduce smoking rates and benefit public health and the environment.