TerraCycle launches UK-wide cigarette recycling program

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New program to offer free recycling for cigarette butts and packaging

The UK's first program to offer free cigarette waste recycling was launched this week in a bid to tackle the scourge of cigarette litter and reduce the amount of cigarette waste going to landfill. The...

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