blackn1ght@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 13 hours agoDisposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from Junewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down11
arrow-up1271arrow-down1external-linkDisposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from Junewww.bbc.co.ukblackn1ght@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·8 hours agoBut not disposable lighters?
minus-squareUmeU@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 minutes agoLighters last a super long time and they don’t contain batteries which is the real concern.
minus-squareUrbonMaximus@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 hours agoI’ve never seen a “disposable” lighter that didn’t have a gas filling hole.
minus-squareaffiliate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·8 hours agodisposable vapes come with built in lithium batteries, while (most) disposable lighters don’t. so there is a very real difference between the two. but disposal lighters are also stupidly wasteful, so it would be nice to ban those as well.
But not disposable lighters?
Lighters last a super long time and they don’t contain batteries which is the real concern.
I’ve never seen a “disposable” lighter that didn’t have a gas filling hole.
disposable vapes come with built in lithium batteries, while (most) disposable lighters don’t. so there is a very real difference between the two. but disposal lighters are also stupidly wasteful, so it would be nice to ban those as well.