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Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem. (www.theverge.com)

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Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.

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[–] nostradiel 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Refillable does not make them so much money and people are getting stupider and lazier. Smoking one time use vapes now will cost people more than smoking cigarets. Much more, at least in EU.

But they plan to make buying liquid more or as expensive than buying cigarets and tax it with progressive tax. They don't like how cheap it is.

I stopped 6 months ago but it costed me around 20£ monthly which is in comparison to cigarets or heating tobacco almost nothing.

PS: Have you guys ever take apart one time use vape? There is almost no liquid. There is only small "wool" soaked up in liquid. Very much almost zero costs on liquid inside. And that's why it tastes like shit if you take proper hit like on normal vape.