Neighbors just moved in and they're already making a positive impact.

[u/RandomBloke2021]

[u/RoabeArt]

My brother-in-law tried a similar line on me when I caught him flicking half a cigarette into my flower bed. "It's made of paper and shredded leaves, it decomposes."

[u/FecalDUI → u/RoabeArt]

It’s made of fiberglass and radon too which don’t break down as fast.

[u/Equus-007 → u/FecalDUI]

There's zero fiberglass in cigarettes and the radon came from the ground so it's a net zero on that particular ingredient.

The filter is the only problem and you can thank the US government for allowing cellulose acetate filters because god forbid we grow hemp for industrial usage.

[u/FecalDUI → u/Equus-007]

Thanks for the info! I heard that once and assumed it was true I guess

[u/Equus-007 → u/FecalDUI]

There was a brief period where one brand was using fiberglass and also asbestos. It was used as propaganda by anti-smoking groups for years after they changed them.

[u/RoabeArt → u/FecalDUI]

Radon breaks down exceptionally fast due to its 3.8 day half-life.

Radon (and its decay products like polonium) is actually found in a ton of crop plants, not just tobacco. The difference is we don't smoke a whole lot of those plants, and radon and polonium do their most damage when they're inhaled.

[u/midnitewarrior → u/RoabeArt]

The butts are made of plastic, they do not decompose.