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Christmas Tree Made of Cigarette Butts Spreads Awareness of Environmental Pollution

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group has set up a special tree to spread awareness of environmental pollution in celebration of Christmas and the end of the year. On Monday, the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements launched a campaign to produce a large cigarette butt tree measuring 3 meters in diameter and [...]

Cigarette Possible Source of Cargo Truck Fire

GOYANG, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A cargo truck caught fire on the roads of Sinpyeong-dong in Goyang on June 2, possibly due to a cigarette butt thrown by a careless driver. The fire completely destroyed the truck’s load of kitchen utensils, resulting in a 15 million won (US$ 13,530) property loss, and was put [...]