Online vape seller has ‘no intention of stopping’ shipments to Australia, despite nationwide ban — ‘We have no intention of stopping just because of one twat in Canberra.’::The New Zealand-based seller issued a notice to its Australian customers that shipments will continue regardless of the government’s vape reform.

  • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
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    8 months ago

    They fill landfills with descartable batteries, causing a lot of contamination. This is not the reason they’re being banned, but it should be.

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      8 months ago

      Ironically a lot of US states have banned reusable vapes but allow disposable ones making the problem worse

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      8 months ago

      That’s only true for disposable vapes tho and I think a Pfand system, like we have for plastic bottles in Germany, would be a way better idea. People are already illegaly shipping them in from China, banning them won’t stop that.

    • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      Except this ban bans non-disposable vapes. The disposable ones were already banned and were just sold under the counter without any regulation, like they’ll continue to be.