There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape

Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by dan-robertson on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @04:19AM (#46613992)

I think disposable vapes are banned in the U.K. (where I think the author is?) or at least they will be soon. But the non-disposable options end up being cheap enough that they can be disposed of when empty.

I think a better thing to do may be to try to embed disposal costs into the price of the original product. That changes prices to hopefully incentivise reuse.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by loops on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:05AM (#46615581)

This is true but as a workaround disposable vapes now all include a charging port but are still treated as disposable (so is just another component to be wasted)

I'm in favour of a full ban but it's complex

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