The batteries contain lithium, which requires intense and costly extraction from saltwater reserves using brine mining, per ...

Be mindful of airflow and wind direction outdoors When vaping outdoors, be mindful of the wind direction and your positioning to ensure your vapour doesn’t drift into others' personal space ...

People are being reminded not to throw disposable vapes into household bins following the latest fire in a dustcart. About two tonnes of smouldering rubbish had to be dumped after it caught fire ...

About 10 tonnes of rubbish were emptied on to a car park in Nottinghamshire after a bin lorry fire, which is thought to have been sparked by a discarded vape ... a household waste and recycling ...

The damage is so much more than millions of plastic items ending up in our landfills. Vapes contain lithium-ion batteries that can endanger wildlife and cause trash fires in the waste facilities and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to outlaw the sale of vapes outside pharmacies from next ... pharmacies become vape retailers and vape garbage collectors is insulting,” the guild ...

The Labor Party made a deal with the Greens to pass a bill that would give access for adults to buy vape without a prescription in pharmacies. The government has reached an agreement with the ...

"I'm guessing we'll continue to see more proposals as the weeks go on," he said. Harris, who participates in vape waste talks across the U.S. and guided similar packaging exemptions, said he doesn't ...

The first wave of the changes will come into effect on July 1st - banning all sales of vapes outside pharmacies, and restricting the flavours available to plain, mint, and menthol. Between July ...