blackn1ght@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agoDisposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from Junewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1498
arrow-up1498external-linkDisposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from Junewww.bbc.co.ukblackn1ght@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoBut not disposable lighters?
minus-squareaffiliate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·4 months 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.
minus-squareUmeU@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoLighters last a super long time and they don’t contain batteries which is the real concern.
minus-squareUrbonMaximus@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI’ve never seen a “disposable” lighter that didn’t have a gas filling hole.
But not disposable lighters?
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.
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.