Biodegradable Cigarette Filters Embedded With Seeds Grow Into Trees When Thrown Away

Consider this. Over 4.5 trillion cigarette butts (about 6.9 billion pounds) litter the planet every year. Non-biodegradable cigarette filters are the biggest pollutants found in the ocean, far higher than plastic wrappers and beverage bottles, according to the Ocean Trash Index, Ocean Conservancy.

When you throw your cigarette butt away, it becomes litter. But what if this litter could offset some of the environmental damages caused? Hard to believe? Not really! What if we told you that there exist cigarettes with handmade filter tips with special seeds that sprout anywhere you throw them after use? So, you are not littering anymore, but planting trees.

Indian Prasadam Industries came up with roach-tips with seeds that sprout anywhere you throw your cigarettes. You are not littering anymore, but planting trees.

Made from biodegradable pulp without using any chemicals or binding agents, this paper helps nurture while protecting it from high heat and nicotine.