Principal Investigator
Thomas Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon)
Co-Investigators
Stella Bialous, BSN, MS, MPH, DrPH
Kyra Hill, JD
Laila Hamzai, MPH
Marc Beutel, PhD
Eunha Hoh, PhD
Jeremiah Mock, MSc, PhD
Georg Matt, PhD
Project funded by
California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) & California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Project Summary
The goal of this project is to produce a white paper targeted toward decision-makers and public health advocates. It will: (1) summarize the effects of tobacco product waste on the environment and humans; (2) describe the role tobacco product waste may play in contributing to social disorder and stress in urban and disadvantaged communities; (3) describe the role of the tobacco and vape industry in producing and maintaining tobacco product waste; and, (4) include recommendations for action that focus on upstream solutions that go beyond anti-litter campaigns and ash can approaches to the tobacco product waste problem. The White Paper will coalesce existing research from peer-reviewed literature, government reports, organizational reports, tobacco industry documents, and other sources, in addition to conducting key informant interviews with subject matter experts.
The White Paper and its appendices can be accessed by clicking the links below:
Tobacco Product Waste in California: A White Paper
Appendix B1 – The Cigarette Filter: A Review of Utility, Environmental Impacts, and Policy Solutions
Appendix B3 – A Review of Policy Options to Address Tobacco Product Waste
Appendix C – Key Informant Interviews on Tobacco Product Waste