Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...
On Oct. 31, the outlet reported that Biffa, the U.K.'s largest waste management firm, warned of an alarming and dangerous trend. Despite a recently implemented, countrywide disposable vape ban, the ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida -- Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of a man after they believe an exploding vape pen caused a deadly house fire. Tallmadge Wakeman D'elia, 38, was killed in ...
The incorrect disposal of vapes, in general and recycling waste, is an issue that is costing the waste industry millions of pounds and threatening livelihoods and lives, a company says. One recycling ...
Three Glasgow bin lorries have caught fire over the last two weeks due to exploding "vape batteries". On September 14, a driver was forced to dump a load of rubbish in the middle of West Princes ...
As New York City prepares for a political shift at City Hall, a growing chorus of law-enforcement veterans and industry watchdogs is urging Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to take a hard line against the ...
A mother-of-three feared that she would burn to death when her vape exploded in her coat pocket. Kerrie Roberts, 52, from Essex, was sitting in her friend's car when she claims her rechargeable vape ...