In the United States, disposable vapes are being used and discarded improperly, too. Authorities in several states have ...

The batteries are at risk of being crushed by lorries, causing them to explode dangerously in bins or at waste sites. This ...

Hundreds of thousands of so-called “zombie batteries” from disposable vapes are continuing to plague the UK’s waste system.

E-waste recyclers are calling on the government to introduce deposits on disposable vapes to stop them ending up in household waste and causing fires. Vapes contain batteries which can ignite, posing ...

Leading waste firm Biffa reveals it has found 840,000 discarded vapes in the space of just four months - as well as the ...

A battery believed to be from a disposable vape exploded inside a refuse truck in Lincolnshire earlier this month, prompting ...

Brisbane City Council has released footage following a spate of incidents including a battery igniting and nearly striking someone in the head at Chandler Resource Recovery Centre. Other incidents ...

Imperial tobacco Canada is calling for government action as the illegal market for vaping products in Quebec continues to ...