Mandy Park Latest report from data analysed by the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has revealed that Nigeria. Is Africa’s second highest contributor to the US$26 billion global costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging every year. ATCA’s report, as contained in its statement dated December 6, followed its analysis of research findings by the Global Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control, published online in the journal Tobacco Control. The analysis found that African countries with the highest smoking rate contribute the most to…
Read MoreNigeria ranks Africa’s second highest contributor to $26bn cigarette butt pollution – -New Report…says low and middle-income countries, in Africa bear the brunt of environmental burden
