Exploding batteries prompt call for deposit on disposable vapes
E-waste recyclers are calling on the government to introduce deposits on disposable vapes to stop them ending up in household waste and causing fires. Vapes contain batteries which can ignite, posing a risk for workers on rubbish collection vehicles and waste and recycling plants, electrical goods sector umbrella organisation Open, which promotes e-waste recycling, said. What is more, scarce resources such as lithium and copper cannot be reused if the vapes are thrown out with ordinary waste,” spokesman Jan Vlak told RTL Nieuws. Collection points for vapes have already been established at supermarkets, vape sellers and DIY stores but according to the waste sector, some 20,000 vapes a day, or seven million a year, still end up in household waste.
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