Vape ban isn't working, says waste firm boss
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Millions of vapes are being thrown away incorrectly despite the ban, causing chaos, says Biffa manager.

The ban on disposable vapes is failing to stop millions being thrown away incorrectly, and the devices are still causing chaos for the waste industry, a boss at a leading firm has said.

“We’re seeing more vapes in our system, causing more problems, more fires than ever before,” said Roger Wright, the company’s strategy and packaging manager.

  • ByteJunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    4 days ago

    Make them very expensive to buy new. Easy.

    If the companies won’t do it themselves, the government can help them along by slapping a huge tax on these things, and build up some funding to secure treatment for these dimwits when they inevitably come crawling to the NHS with health issues.

    • Contentedness@lemmy.nzEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Huge taxes can lead to blackmarket imports. That’s what happened here in Australia with tobacco anyway.