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US: The US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) is urging convenience stores and gas stations to stop selling disposable vapes. The plea quotes from a recent PIRG report: “E-waste, already the fastest-growing waste stream in the United States, is further exacerbated by the inclusion of disposable vapes...The nicotine e-liquid in these products prevents their legal recycling and contributes to their accumulation in landfills and across marine ecosystems.” It also says “e-cigarette companies created a dangerous health threat to young individuals,” citing a lawsuit recently filed by New York City mayor Eric Adams against four companies for illegally selling disposable flavoured e-cigarettes.
11th July 2023
US - federal: New York City mayor Eric Adams and counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix have announced that the city has filed a federal lawsuit against four distributors of flavoured disposable e-cigarettes alleged to have knowingly violated federal, state and city laws governing the sale of such products. “We will do whatever it takes to keep our children safe, and today’s lawsuit seeks to put an end to the greedy, harmful, and openly illegal behaviour of these four nicotine pushers,” Adams said.
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