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Comment by jsheard

Hopefully they get around to banning disposable vapes sooner rather than later, the needless waste with those is just ridiculous. All vapes use lithium batteries due to their high current requirements, but the disposable ones simply have no way to recharge the battery.

Not to mention the fire risk, the vape juice usually runs out before the battery fully discharges so they end up being thrown away still partially charged, which makes them more unstable and eager to catch fire if they get damaged during processing.

https://nfcc.org.uk/over-1200-battery-fires-in-bin-lorries-a...

parent jsheard 2 years ago

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