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Environment, Health and Safety Central Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

CPCB notifies guidelines on disposal of cigarette or bidi butts

01-Nov-2022 | Guidelines

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has notified guidelines for disposal of cigarette or bidi butts. The cigarette butts can be chemically processed to remove impurities and later can be recycled into a variety of industrial products, such as plastic pallets abd can be used for making acoustic absorbing materials.
The following are the key recommendations, namely: -
1. Actions to be taken by Cigarette and Bidi manufacturers:
i. Creating public awareness on adverse impact of littering of cigarette butts. Cigarette manufacturers to supply timely information and data on the environmental and health risks of littering of cigarette butts.
ii. Instructions for safe disposal of cigarette butts to be clearly provided on each cigarette packet.
2. Actions to be taken by Commercial Establishment and Institutions and Local Authorities:
i. Specific smoking areas to be created in commercial establishments and institutions with adequate arrangements for disposal and collection of cigarette butts. The same to be included as a mandatory condition while grant of commercial license to the commercial establishments.
ii. Dedicated smoking area or space be made in Hotels, Restaurants, and Airports etc. with an easy access to the bins. Adequate signage to be provided to direct smokers to the designated area. Further a feedback mechanism from smokers to create and improve the area be developed which would encourage them to use the area and build the social impact.
3.Disposal of cigarette butts shall either be through recycling or through end-of-life methods such as waste to energy or co-processing.

3. Action to be taken by Domestic Smokers:
1. Domestic smokers to segregate the cigarette butts along with the dry waste.

For details, please refer the attached document.

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