The majority of tobacco is grown in low-and-middle-income countries, where water and farmland are often desperately needed to produce food for the region. Instead, they are being used to grow deadly tobacco plants, while more and more land is being cleared of forests. It noted that the costs of cleaning up littered tobacco products fall on taxpayers, rather than the industry creating the problem. WHO said each year, this costs China roughly US$ 2.6 billion and India roughly US$ 766 million. Countries like France and Spain and cities like San Francisco, California in the USA have taken a stand.

Source: Forbes May 31, 2022 15:12 UTC