Going up in smoke – how bad is vaping for the environment?
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By Maxwell Marlo
- Vaping is still far more environmentally friendly than smoking
- There are legitimate reasons to worry about the effect of discarded vapes
- The industry has come up with a viable solution to the battery issue
Another day, another ban. Now the Government is taking aim at the most effective anti-smoking tool ever devised – disposable vapes. Alongside claiming that adults would not be so childish as to enjoy the taste of cola, fruits, or mint, the Government have highlighted the environmental concerns of disposable vapes. This may be a more valid concern than the phoney health argument. However, the industry has already begun innovating their way out of this quagmire.
To go back to basics, disposable vapes use lithium-ion batteries to power a metal coil, which heats a tank of glycerine, nicotine, and flavouring (all of which are non-carcinogenic). Shrouded in plastic, usually polycarbonate, when the tank is exhausted, the vape is usually thrown away, at a rate of two a ...
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