Construction While cigarette butts appear on sidewalks, beaches, and sewers, researchers tested the waste in clay bricks and calculated a 10% savings in burning with just 1% in the mixture. Flavia Marinho 17/06/2026 at 21:26
Science and Technology While many still see cigarette butts as just trash, a Brazilian initiative has already repurposed more than 800 million of them, transforming this waste into paper, sculptures, and even materials used in civil construction. Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 06/06/2026 at 18:32
Interesting facts Brazilian beaches are among the most contaminated in the world by cigarette butts, with levels up to 40 times above the global average and areas where this waste already represents the majority of all the trash found. Valdemar Medeiros 31/03/2026 at 15:25
Sustainability Cigarette Butts Become Cellulose, Skate Ramps, and Million-Dollar Income: Brazilian Creates Innovative Company That Recycles Waste, Earns R$ 3 Million, and Transforms Pollution Into Environmental Solution Romário Pereira de Carvalho 05/02/2026 at 06:27
Science and Technology Company Announces Construction of the World’s First Road Using Cigarette Butts, Check It Out! Valdemar Medeiros 18/03/2024 at 10:54
