Vape batteries are a growing threat to the environment

Call for shift to rechargeable devices

DISPOSABLE vape pens pose a “growing” threat to the environment, warns new research. 

While lithium-ion batteries in disposable vapes are thrown away after a single use, researchers found they can continue to perform at high capacity for hundreds of cycles.

The study, published in the journal Joule, was conducted by scientists from University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford and supported by The Faraday Institution.