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2026
Denver sues tobacco companies over cigarette butt litter cleanup costs
The City of Denver filed a 72-page lawsuit against 10 cigarette companies, including Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., accusing them of creating a public nuisance by selling cigarettes with environmentally persistent synthetic plastic filters. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a court order requiring the companies to prevent, reduce, manage, remove, or remediate cigarette-filter impacts.
2026
Denver sues tobacco companies over cigarette butt litter cleanup costs
The City and County of Denver filed a lawsuit in state court on Aug. 7, 2026, against nine major tobacco manufacturers and one distributor, including companies behind Marlboro, Newport and Camel, seeking compensation for environmental damage caused by non-biodegradable plastic cigarette filters to municipal property, infrastructure, stormwater systems and waterways.