Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem
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There’s a gold mine in e-waste from small electronics.

Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.

  • @[email protected]English
    6•9 months ago

    A problem that could be solved overnight by legislation. And yet, the consumers are to blame.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•9 months ago

      Something like the lead acid battery laws that make those batteries the most recycled item.

      Force sellers to accept all the dead ones and create a mandatory recycling regime.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•9 months ago

      In some countries theirs already pickups so the logistics for all of this is already done.