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Vapes are trash.

This is the campaign that exposes the human and environmental harms of e-cigarettes and the tobacco industry.

Vapes typically contain lithium-ion batteries, heavy metals, plastic, and residue from liquid nicotine, which is hazardous waste. The materials in vapes harm people from production, through use of the final products, to disposal and beyond.

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What happens before a vape is in your hand...

...and what happens after?

E-cigarettes are part of an industry with a decades-long history of exploiting people and the environment.

Tobacco and vape companies harm people at every stage of the life of their products, from production, to use, to waste.

Don’t support tobacco and vape companies.

Want to learn more? View sources by topic.

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Check out footage from the Vapes Are Trash booth at Earth Day Initiative's Union Square festival in April!

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Do you participate in litter pick-ups? 🌎 Post photos of e-cig litter on social media and tag/mention us to get reposted! 🌎 @vapesaretrash

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Do you participate in litter pick-ups? 🌎 Post photos of e-cig litter on social media and tag/mention us to get reposted! 🌎 @vapesaretrash 🌎

further reading

Featured

The Overlooked Children Working America's Tobacco Fields

The Atlantic

Child Labour, Toxic Leaks: the Price We Could Pay for a Greener Future

The Guardian

A Toxic, Plastic Problem: E-cigarette Waste and the Environment

Report by Truth Initiative

- Public Health Law Center: Disposing of E-cigarette Waste
- FDA: Tips for Safe Disposal of E-Cigarettes and E-Liquid Waste
- Boulder County Public Health (example): Electronic Smoking Device Disposal Guide
- CADCA + Public Health Law Center: E-Cigarette Collection and Disposal in Schools: ABCs and FAQs
- App and text support by Truth Initiative: This is Quitting has helped over 400,000 youth and young adults on their journey to quit vaping. Learn more about how it works and the additional resources available for parents of young vapers and for adults who want to quit.
  Join for free by texting DITCHVAPE to 88709. Or if you live in NYC, text DROPTHEVAPE TO 88709.
- Quit Vaping help from Smokefree.gov: info and resources to quit vaping and stay vape-free.
- Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal (NYCDOH): Resources for when you’re trying to quit.
View links to background info on environmental toxicity of tobacco products, exploitative practices, industry greenwashing, etc. by topic

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Suggested caption: Vapes harm more than your body. Tobacco companies have a long history of exploiting people and the environment, and e-cigarettes are their latest tool to hook new customers. Learn more about human and environmental impacts: @vapesaretrash.

Deep Dive: "Environmental Impact of E-cigarettes" session from Clear the Vapor 2021

@VapesAreTrash

An initiative of www.parentsagainstvaping.org | Have a question? Want to collaborate? Email: education@parentsagainstvaping.org

E-cigarette waste disposal resources

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Deep Dive: "Environmental Impact of E-cigarettes" session from Clear the Vapor 2021