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Open letter from environmental and health groups calls on Environment Secretary to move early to tackle ‘rapidly escalating threat’ from disposable vape units
The ESA has today (24 October) relaunched the national Take Charge campaign with the aim of reversing the “growing” trend of battery fires.
Campaigners say the popular single-use vapes are an environmental nightmare.
5.3 billion cell devices could be thrown away this season, as reported by the International Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Discussion board.
This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away, the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says. Its estimate, based on global trade data, highlights the growing...