Ireland bans disposable e-cigarettes

Time： 2023-10-06

Trim Tidy Towns, a small Irish town, is calling for a ban on the use of disposable e-cigarettes because these e-cigarettes pollute the urban environment and 1.3...

According to meathchronicle news on October 5, the small Irish town of Trim Tidy Towns recently called for a ban on the use of disposable e-cigarettes. Environmental organization Clean Coasts reports that 1.3 million disposable e-cigarettes are discarded every week in Ireland, which contain a large amount of substances that cannot be naturally degraded.

Brian Heffernan, chairman of environmental organization Clean Coasts, said: "Disposable e-cigarettes have become a big problem in our cities. We can often find them in car parks, playgrounds and places where young people gather. Sex e-cigarettes. Volunteers are required to handle these e-cigarettes every day."

The recently established environmental organization 'Sick of Plastic Trim' is also paying attention to this issue and calls for reducing the harm of plastic waste to the environment by raising awareness of the problem of single-use plastic waste. Michael Breen, the group’s chairman, said: “We welcome the government’s recent ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes to children and believe this ban should be extended.

Brin also pointed out: "These devices are often thrown away immediately after use, and they contain not only nicotine and plastic, but also lithium and battery acid. Lithium is used to make products such as electric car batteries, so just throwing it away is a waste. Disposable E-cigarettes have become a nightmare for local governments and city management groups. These e-cigarettes are difficult to recycle and should be banned. People can choose to use reusable e-cigarettes."

According to Clean Coasts, 1.3 million disposable e-cigarettes are discarded in Ireland every week, and a total of 10 tons of lithium are discarded every year. Clean Coasts advises all users to recycle e-cigarettes and e-cigarette batteries properly and to stop throwing them into household bins. "You can drop off these devices for free in WEEE Ireland blue battery boxes, which can be found in most retail stores or at your local utility site."

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