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.

  • witheyeandclaw@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While they could and should do better, this seems like another paper straw argument to shift blame to consumers. It’s all our fault for not recycling coke cans.

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      1 year ago

      A problem that could be solved overnight by legislation. And yet, the consumers are to blame.

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        1 year ago

        Something like the lead acid battery laws that make those batteries the most recycled item.

        Force sellers to accept all the dead ones and create a mandatory recycling regime.

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      1 year ago

      I get your point but coke cans are efficient to recycle - aluminum takes more energy to create new than to recycle. Plastics have something like 2% recycling rates so “coke bottle” makes the point better.