Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, who made evaluations on the researches made on June 5, World Environment Day, talked about the damages caused by smoking to the environment. Aydın said, "Almost 5 trillion cigarette butts are produced every year in the world and around 1 million birds die because they swallow these butts thrown to the ground. The damage caused by smoking to both human health and the environment is great." Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, President of the Turkish Anti-Smoking Association and Founding Chairman of the Green Homeland Platform, made statements about the World Environment Day, which is celebrated on June 5 every year in order to raise awareness for the protection of ... [Read more]