Smoking cigarette? Think Sustainability | Ep. #61

<p>Its Day 24 of my&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/circular-business-podcast">#100DaysChallenge</a>. If you are new to this challenge check out --&gt; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6828391129042493440">this link</a>.</p> <p>Data suggests that there are about 120million&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=cigarette&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6831539535608918016">#cigarette</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=smokers&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6831539535608918016">#smokers</a>&nbsp;in India.</p> <p>If that is true, it is worthwhile to consider sustainable practices around this habit of smoking, because once someone chooses to smoke, they are this industry's customers for life!</p> <p>Pack of cigarettes , its butts and tobacco production practices all have been scrutinized across media every year for reasons ranging from health to environment.</p> <p>But in my view, the process of lighting a cigarette has conveniently been ignored.. don't you think so?</p> <p>Cheap , single use plastic lighters have been making its way into the landfills for quite sometime now, and it is time we start thinking about it from the lens of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=environment&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6831539535608918016">#environment</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=sustainability&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6831539535608918016">#sustainability</a></p> <p>So share this episode with a smoker friend / colleague of yours and help me spark that thought!</p> <p>Follow our page- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/circular-business-podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Circular Business Podcast</a></p> <p>* Keep the conversation on by commenting on our posts on social media- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreepriyasridharan/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank