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.

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    I still to this day don’t understand what would ever attract a human to use or buy a cigarette/vape

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      For me, it was a combination of things. I was already an evening user of cannabis and had just started bowling regularly with some friends ( a few of which were smokers). Drinking and bowling go hand in hand and I got curious when my friends went out for smoke breaks so I decided to go with them. First couple times you smoke you get a really nice head-high and don’t really even think about how easy it is to get addicted. By the time that little head-high no longer happens it’s too late and you are addicted.

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        Pretty much the same thing happened to me. Breaks were boring and a friend had vapes with him that had a pretty high amount of nicotine, so I tried it and it felt pretty good and made the break less boring. Did it more often as time went by until I was basically vaping on every break and I got addicted. Since I also smoke weed, I was also less opposed to smoking in general. It kinda lowers your “barrier of entry”, so to say, when you’re already smoking something else regularly.

        I bought a refillable vape after a while tho because I felt really bad buying all these disposable vapes that create a lot of unnecessary waste and because it’s a lot cheaper.

        Btw for anyone who wants to switch to a refillable vape, the Vaporesso XROS 3 Mini is great, it’s basically like a disposable vape that you can refill. It’s small and fits in your pocket, you can switch coils by just switching the pod on the top and there’s no need buttons.