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Brands make cigars by rolling these leaves into smokable bundles

The non-recyclable portion of the packaging, which accounts for nine percent, primarily consists of three component groups: Colors and adhesives in the upper part of the plastic foil Colors, varnishes, and adhesives that hold the folding box cardboard together The lower part of the plastic foil, which unfortunately is not regularly removed ends up in the wrong recycling system along with the folding box cardboard." (Source: Reemtsma) Many smokers may not be aware that elements of their cigarette packaging, particularly the plastic film, are recyclable

The city was divided into quadrants: North, South, Center, and West, and within each quadrant, a three-stage sampling procedure was applied