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(Pic: arbyreed/Flickr)[/caption] By Sophie Yeo It's rare that smoking receives some good press, but South Korean scientists say they have found an unlikely benefit to cigarettes: used butts can be converted into powerful batteries for storing renewable energy

Cigarettes contain tobacco and nicotine, are addictive, and are harmful to health

A May 2009 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health stated, Several options are available to reduce the environmental impact of cigarette butt waste, including developing biodegradable filters, increasing fines and penalties for littering butts, monetary deposits on filters, increasing availability of butt receptacles, and expanded public education

Never stub out a cigar like a cigarette butt in an ashtray