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

Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by OkayPhysicist on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:10PM (#46618768)

The vast majority of paper products made from farmed trees (because if you're pulping it anyway you can use really fast growing wood), meaning the CO2 you release from burning/composting paper straws is offset by the next tree planted to replace it.

Excess CO2 in the atmosphere is driven by burning fuels that aren't being actively produced via recaptured atmospheric CO2, such as petroleum.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by Saline9515 on Saturday January 17, 2026 @03:53AM (#46656402)

Tree farming has a major environmental impact and degrades natural environments, wildlife and soils. A tree farm is not a forest at all.

Some products such as cotton are even more destructive, which is why the cotton tote bag is an environmental absurdity and the plastic equivalent is much better.

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