Study finds that vast amounts of waste are caused by single-use e-cigarette batteries

Published on December 8, 2023

While the lithium-ion batteries in disposable electronic cigarettes are discarded after a single use, they can continue to perform at high capacity for hundreds of cycles, according to new research from the University of Oxford and UCL, supported by The Faraday Institution. The study, published today in Joule, highlights a growing environmental threat from these increasingly popular vape pens, which are not designed to be recharged.
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