ABSTRACT
Portugal presented 1,46 million smokers in 2014, resultingin about 2220 tonnes of cigarette butts per year. Such waste generates several harmful consequences to environment and public health. In this alignment, the current study purposes the incorporation of this waste in ceramic material to minimize its impacts. Cigarret buts were incorporated in clay fired bricks (0%, 2,5% and 5% (w/w)) and tested regarding theircompreensive strength, water absortion and density The results achieved with the waste incoporation indicatedas expected that the main properties are reduced by the incorporation of cigarrette butts. Moreover, thereduction indry density implies a decrease of the claycontent shoiwing also that this waste has an interisting potential in the production of clay fired bricks.
