A recent CDC report stated that over 17 million units of e-cigarettes were sold in retail stores in 2020, translating into hundreds of millions vape devices or components thrown away.
How can vapers dispose of their products in the most sustainable way possible?
When vapes first appeared on the market, many assumed this would be of great benefit to the environment as people would toss less cigarette butts on the ground. However, e-cigarette waste wound up being problematic due to the complexity of separating out the different materials, usually a combination of glass, metal, and plastic, as well as containing toxic chemicals and increased plastic use.
Safe disposal got complicated
An article of Earth 911 listed the number of components which together make safe disposal complicated:
Diane Caruana – Vaping Post – 2022-01-14.
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