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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.green/users/gerrymcgovern/statuses/111221582902001016">Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 14:00:52 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" title="gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/90000-48-20230120164526.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Gerry McGovern" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Gerry McGovern</a></section><article><p>Vapes contain 0.15g of lithium, with 68 million thrown away every year in UK. 10 tonnes of lithium. 3,000 electric bikes.<br><a href="https://www.circularonline.co.uk/opinions/disposable-e-cigarettes-small-weee-needs-a-big-solution/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.circularonline.co.uk/opinions/disposable-e-cigarettes-small-weee-needs-a-big-solution/</a></p><p>Discarded vapes annually weigh as much as 6 Eiffel Towers or 3 Brooklyn Bridges<br><a href="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/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">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/</a></p><p>Vapes contain plastics, heavy metals, lithium and nicotine<br><a href="https://www.mynewstouse.com/stories/pollution-from-production-to-disposal-the-lifecycle-of-a-vape,37038" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.mynewstouse.com/stories/pollution-from-production-to-disposal-the-lifecycle-of-a-vape,37038</a><br> <br>US: vapes cost $10 each to dispose of.<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-19/vape-disposal-waste-environment/102104946" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-19/vape-disposal-waste-environment/102104946</a></p><p>5 vapes thrown away every second in US. 24 ton of lithium a year. <br><a href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-12-15/lithium-being-trashed-by-the-tonne-as-disposable-vapes-flood-us-market" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-12-15/lithium-being-trashed-by-the-tonne-as-disposable-vapes-flood-us-market</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/2183953#notice-4290096">In conversation</a><time datetime="2023-10-14T14:00:52+09:00" title="Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 14:00:52 JST">about a year ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/111221582902001016" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.green via ActivityPub">mastodon.green</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/111221582902001016">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/1650432">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/1650433">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: featurettes.mynewstouse.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.mynewstouse.com/stories/pollution-from-production-to-disposal-the-lifecycle-of-a-vape,37038">Pollution from Production to “Disposal”: The Lifecycle of a Vape - North American Precis Syndicate, Inc.</a></h5><div></div></header><div>(NAPSI)—In each step of their lifecycle, vape products can harm our environment with three forms of toxic pollution: plastic waste, hazardous waste, and electronic waste (e-waste).   Step 1:  …</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/1650435">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: d1hhatrh6bk2uf.cloudfront.net</div><h5><a href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-12-15/lithium-being-trashed-by-the-tonne-as-disposable-vapes-flood-us-market">Lithium being trashed by the tonne as disposable vapes flood the US market</a></h5><div> from <span>@TBIJ</span></div></header><div>Five devices per second are thrown away by 15- to 24-year-olds despite containing reusable batteries</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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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
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  Pollution from Production to “Disposal”: The Lifecycle of a Vape - North American Precis Syndicate, Inc.
  (NAPSI)—In each step of their lifecycle, vape products can harm our environment with three forms of toxic pollution: plastic waste, hazardous waste, and electronic waste (e-waste). Step 1: …
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  Lithium being trashed by the tonne as disposable vapes flood the US market
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  Five devices per second are thrown away by 15- to 24-year-olds despite containing reusable batteries

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