Danger of Disposable Vapes: Health, Lithium Battery Fires, Plastic Waste

Two plastic vaping pens are tossed out every second in the UK as disposable e-cigarettes surge in popularity.

A person exhales vapor while using an electronic cigarette.

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Three fires broke out at the Grundon waste disposal plant near London’s Heathrow Airport in the past six months. In each case, the chief suspects were disposable vaping devices containing lithium batteries.