Collecting material for “China’s Appetite,” we came across some information that didn’t directly relate, but nevertheless freaked us out. In the “statastics” section, we’ll highlight some of the best/worst things we found…

7 billion cigarette butts are littered by Australia’s 3.7 million smokers every year. Cigarette butt litter accounts for around 50% of all the litter in Australia.

Source: Planet Ark

According to “Butts Out” an anti-ciggie litter advocacy group, that’s “enough butts to fill seven Olympic swimming pools.”

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