• patchexempt@lemmy.zip
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    9 months ago

    being against disposable vapes does not equal being against vaping; I sort of can’t believe this needs to be explained: the environmental cost of disposable vapes is preposterous, they should’ve been banned from day one. if they want to make it about the children: whatever gets it done, but I want it done because buying something like that when it is explicitly meant to be thrown away is outrageous.

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      9 months ago

      i sort of cant believe i just asked a question, calm tf down ok youre passionate, but theres a huge difference between a disposable vape and 40-50 cigarette butts, lets go for the lesser evil right?

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        9 months ago

        Vapes use a significant amount of non renewable materials such as lithium batteries and plastics. These are then just thrown away and often explode in waste processing centres

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        9 months ago

        How is letting battery chemicals seep into the water table, and plastics in the ground “the lesser evil”?