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Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU (apnews.com)

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Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and get hooked on nicotine.

“Disposable e-cigarettes is a new product simply designed to attract new consumers,” he said in an interview.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Fucking insane what we do. The environment is dying but the chinese come up with disposable vapes so we make it all the rage for two years and throw tons and tons of lithium and shit in the rivers. Good fucking job humanity.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

While i agree China is terrible at certain topics, this is totally the consumers fault, who the fuck buys disposable vapes and why?

I don't vape, but got friends that do and they all have refillable ones - thata way cheaper no?

I just dont get why maybe someone cares to explain?

[–] theonlytruescotsman 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lower cost of entry, and way cheaper than cigarettes. They're also sold every where cigarettes are sold, where as ejuice/sustainable variations tend to be limited to vape/smoke shops. Addiction tends to go with the easiest way to handle said addiction, and if you need something from the corner store or gas station, it's easier to just add a disposable to your purchase than going to a whole different shop.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fair point - money wise is it cheaper to go disposable or reusable?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Refillable vapes are cheaper by far, but a larger initial setup cost. You also need to choose from many available options on the market without necessarily understanding how they're different and which is best for you. Easier to just pick a flavour and strength

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