Saw my first vape litter today

[happydave]

So I was at a stop light, first car in line. And in the gutter I saw an ovale elips tank.
I was shocked at first but then realized some people toss worse stuff out the window.
Now I know everyone is not doing this, but if you are dropping your vape trash on the side of the road, please stop.
The world is not your "ash tray".
Thanks

 

[Rickajho]

Some people just goof - and an e-cig in their hands gets taken away hanging out a window at high speeds, or they toss their e-cig when done "just like a real one". People just forget some times.

 

[mjmag]

Consider it a fluke.. Don't see this ever being the norm. We're a bright bunch

 

[Rosenec]

Did you stop and pick it up?

 

[K_Tech]

I haven't seen anything in the gutter around here that was vape-related, but I keep a pretty firm grip on my APV.

Consider it a fluke.. Don't see this ever being the norm. We're a bright bunch

I don't think it has anything to do with brains, more with common courtesy.

Did you stop and pick it up?

Lol. Reminds me of when I was in the military. An officer was walking outside the barracks and saw a piece of litter on the ground. He hunted down someone in charge to tell them about it, and was quite taken aback when asked if his hands were broken.

 

[Mensah]

Maybe it was a new vaper who forgot it was not a cigbutt ^^

 

[skoony]

i found a ce5 once.it had appeared after the spring thaw.
it had been flattened by the compressed snow.to bad.
a friend found a ego with a ce5 on the bike trail.
battery and juice good to go.i showed him how to clean the drip tip.
directed him to a B&M to get a charger and more juice.
other than that nothing.
i would of snatched the tank.
regards
mike

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

Maybe it was a new vaper who forgot it was not a cigbutt ^^

Another reason to start with a cheap ego and not a provari.

 

[schuff]

I see tons of vape litter every day. The sanitary tips at vape shops are the .... of ecigs it seems. Even though there is a trash can in the shop they are still all over the parking lot every day.

 

[happydave]

Nope left it. Was not a safe part of town. The first car in line is the most likely one to be stolen. And I was not about to unlock my door and hop out.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Some aren't the "Bright Bunch". The idea of being respectful to other people is a really good policy. Consider the people that put clouds in other's faces. Not all take the consideration for others very well....and that is just bad press.

 

[Free6413]

I would rather think that it was a mistake and not a conscious toss. There are some out there that just don't care but when you spend the money on tanks, it would be stupid to just toss it in the gutter. Not to say that it doesn't happen though.

 

[skoony]

Nope left it. Was not a safe part of town. The first car in line is the most likely one to be stolen. And I was not about to unlock my door and hop out.

good safety tip of the day happydave.

regards
mike

 

[si.hatch]

The owner of a b&m by me found a magneto(no tank or battery) in a walmart parkinglot

 

[Jarbs]

I've seen one cig-alike on the ground and one blu package on the ground. Then I also saw about 50 billion cigarette butts.

 

[Racehorse]

Blu Ecigs has a FAQ about how to properly dispose of lithium ion batteries.
The "evil" RJ Reynolds has an eco-friendly recycling program for used batteries and empty cartridges, will take back at no charge as well as competitor's products. So does Mistic.
I found one or 2 vendors that will take them back as well, Ecig Shed in RI has set up a disposal.......but not many ecig vendors or B&Ms seem to address this.
180 Smoke in Canada actually will take back stuff and give you credit for new stuff.


The guidelines I have read about how to *properly* dispose of lithium batts is very different from "just throw them in the trash". They need to be totally discharged, and if any question, soaked in salt water, etc.

Tossing batteries not fully discharged into Best Buy and office store recycling bins.....if they are not fully discharged may create a safety risk because "live" batteries coming into contact w/each other isn't good.

I hope people in my community don't start throwing their vape refuse into the gutters. That would be the best way to get the municipal powers that be on our backs.

 

[Racehorse]

I've seen one cig-alike on the ground and one blu package on the ground. Then I also saw about 50 billion cigarette butts.

So what? Because smokers have been irresponsible, it's okay to be that way as vapers??

I don't understand ethical relativism, so the fact that one thing occurs doesn't mean the another thing should. At least, not for people who want to be "accountable" and/or "step up."

Given the pressures we have on us, why not "step up" and not be like the litterers who throw butts all over the ground???


BTW, the creek where I swim, out in the woods, a group of us have to bring large garbage bags out there to pick up the stuff people leave behind. It's a pristine woods with a creek with spring-fed perfectly clear water with waterfalls.

To be honest, after picking up after them now for going on 11 years, some of us decided that we would start reporting and photographing, along with license plates, people we see leaving after camping or picnicking for the day......because unfortunately, a lot of people don't do the right thing unless they are forced to do it. (that is why there are so many homeless dogs and cats out here.....many don't bother to pay to spaying and neutering pets, but the parking lots of the restaurants are full every night, the same people who spend $50 on a meal out tell me they can't afford the $30 the low cost spay neuter costs!).

cuz on top of having to do the "labor" of picking up after them, the dump charges us for each bag we take there (we don't have municipal garbage pickup this far out of town.)