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   Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC (lordcaramac@discordian.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 14:00:49 JST Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC

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   • Crash Course
   • Gerry McGovern

   @crash_course @gerrymcgovern We need to get rid of almost all disposable products ASAP, except for very simple ones made from abundant biodegradable materials, like wooden forks or bamboo chopsticks. We also need to get rid of planned obsolescence, things need to be designed and built to last as long as possible, to be easy to repair, easy to upgrade, and also easy to take apart for spare parts with which other things can be built or repaired. We need to get ready for a world in which not production is the main driver of the economy but repairs and refits.

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     Crash Course (crash_course@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 14:00:50 JST Crash Course

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     • Gerry McGovern

     @gerrymcgovern
     I guess vapes are just another excellent example of "Business-as-Usual":
     Develop a new product to keep people addicted to habits that are both bad for themselves and for the planet.

     They really serve no other purpose whatsoever than ripping people of and sustaining a consumerist culture.

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     Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 14:00:52 JST Gerry McGovern

     Vapes contain 0.15g of lithium, with 68 million thrown away every year in UK. 10 tonnes of lithium. 3,000 electric bikes.
     https://www.circularonline.co.uk/opinions/disposable-e-cigarettes-small-weee-needs-a-big-solution/

     Discarded vapes annually weigh as much as 6 Eiffel Towers or 3 Brooklyn Bridges
     https://weee-forum.org/ws_news/invisible-e-waste-almost-10-billion-in-essential-raw-materials-recoverable-in-worlds-annual-mountain-of-electronic-toys-cables-vapes-more/

     Vapes contain plastics, heavy metals, lithium and nicotine
     https://www.mynewstouse.com/stories/pollution-from-production-to-disposal-the-lifecycle-of-a-vape,37038
     
     US: vapes cost $10 each to dispose of.
     https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-19/vape-disposal-waste-environment/102104946

     5 vapes thrown away every second in US. 24 ton of lithium a year.
     https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-12-15/lithium-being-trashed-by-the-tonne-as-disposable-vapes-flood-us-market