Litter

The widespread problem of tobacco product litter has been well-established as an environmental threat.

In 2008, India banned smoking in many public places and workplaces including healthcare settings, educational institutes, and government facilities. A provision in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) permits Designated Smoking Rooms (DSRs) in hotels (having 30 or more rooms

Second-hand smoke in the home, even those with children present, is a major public health issue in China. Households with children were more likely to limit smoking to certain areas of the home but not ban it altogether. See the results from a study in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzen.

Smoking waterpipes, or hookahs, creates hazardous concentrations of indoor air pollution according to a new study from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.