And the label doesn't say anything about it, doesn't have the "don't throw in the trash" logo.
Those LEDs are glued in, there's no way to remove batteries before discarding the item
this post was submitted on 14 May 2024
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We’re also making disposable vapes that have rechargeable cells inside, just without any way to charge them,
On models without a charge port, some of the batteries aren't even flat when the pods are burnt out 🤷♂️
Worst i've read is around 3.8v under load, which is roughly 60% full... that would be a very destructive result compressed in the back of a garbage truck.
Been harvesting these so far but don't have enough projects to use them in.
I had a small bag of them for a year. I'll just dispose of it at this point. They're discharged so they likely lost quite a bit of capacity.
My dad used to use those. Better yet, from Wish.
And anyway, I have a similar bag of old 18650s to take care of. I should check their voltages now that I remembered it. I know their capacities used to be OK, but similar story. Haven't touched them for a while.
most of them are rechargeable. not refillable though, so once out of juice it's trash time.
Yeah, but at least:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/disposable-vapes-banned-to-protect-childrens-health
There are so many sensible reasons to regulate these vapes and yet they go for protect the children.
How does banning disposable vapes which costs almost the same as cartridges for a non disposable vape help at all at protecting kids who would probably already stand out in the adult-oriented stores these are sold.
There needs to be proper quality control on these things with a set of ground rules for recycling and safe use. What does it matter if the user is 18 or 21?
They do it because "protect the children" is an easy sale, everyone falls in line because nobody wants to be against something "for the children". Also the reason why the horse gets beaten over every internet censorship attempt.
"protect the children" is an easy sale until you want to actually do something to fix the leading causes of child deaths, like say road injuries..
Totally agree, first thing I did when reading that was facepalm - not a good rhetoric at all.
They should use the deposit system to ensure they are recycled properly.
Even if they were all properly recycled, which isn't going to happen, this product still shouldn't be sold. We don't need any more consumables with large ecological impact. Recycling isn't doing nearly enough to balance out the damage.
As long as people keep buying this shit and the industry succeeds in calling this a consumer problem, nothing will change. The onus needs to be on the manufacturer and doing wasteful shit like this needs to cost them dearly.
You need political regulations for this type of shit. There's just way too many people who just don't care.