Climate activists heap up 650,000 cigarette butts in Portugal
A mound of 650 cigarette butts in the heart of Lisbon, Portugal, April 23, 2023. Climate activists are hoping to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution. – AFP pic, April 24, 2023.
CLIMATE activists gathered 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal’s capital Lisbon yesterday to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution. They collected enough stubs to fill 40 plastic buckets, then heaped them into a mound for the German climate campaigner behind the stunt to climb on.
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