They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. For example, one of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.

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      16 hours ago

      I buy small lithium ion batteries all the time. Recycling and free is much cooler though

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        11 hours ago

        Do you recycle condoms you find on the ground too? Vapes are probably the most disgusting thing recently invented.

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          33 minutes ago

          It’s not like the batteries come out all covered in vape juice. And I have zero intent to pick up the habit.

          To be fair, they should treat them like milk jugs back in the day and require a deposit on disposable vapes.