Typically , cellulose acetate fibers contained in the smoking article degrade slower than tobacco and/or the paper parts of the cigarette articlethereby contributinglitter to the environment

2 ) promotion of reducing marine litter , particularly the environmentally sound removal actions of plastic litter as far as possible before it degrades into microplastics ; ( 3 ) promotion of international collaboration working with appropriate organizations including the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) , the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) and the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) to address reduction of marine litter in the ocean and from sea - based sources ; ( 4 ) promotion of outreach and education activities leading to individual behavior changecan preventlitter from entering the environment

Although almost 50 % of the population examined for the study claimed to be aware of the dangers of plastic wastes , there is still indifference in the way these wastes are handled as can be observed by the indiscriminate dumping of these wastescreatinglitters around the environment

trash ... to helppreventenvironmental litter

The materials in the balloons and lanternscan causeunsightly litter in the environment

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every citizen ... activitiespreventlitter accumulation in the environment

the damagecausedto the environment by litter

helpsto preventlitter in the environment

the teenagers ... likelyto causelitter for the environment

the promotion of proper human behaviourpreventinglitter ending up in the environment

the councilcauseslitter in the environment

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