New recycling program handles cigarette waste

TerraCycle has launched a free program to collect and recycle cigarette waste in Canada, including filters, foil and plastic packaging. The “upcycling” company, which takes tough-to-recycle packaging and turns it into affordable products, will use cigarette waste to make plastic pallets for industry, reducing the need to use wood or virgin plastic. Organic material – the paper and remaining tobacco – will be composted.