alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoDisposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from Junewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkDisposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from Junewww.bbc.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoMakes me wonder how many electric car batteries worth of lithium and rare earth metals is just lying in gutters around the world.
minus-squareRade0nfighter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoFor the UK alone: In 2022, they found more than 40 tonnes of lithium from single-use vapes was discarded, which is the same amount used to power 5,000 electric vehicles. Source
Makes me wonder how many electric car batteries worth of lithium and rare earth metals is just lying in gutters around the world.
For the UK alone:
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