AssholeDesign @lemmy.world Moonrise2473 @feddit.it 6mo ago

Batteries in a disposable lip gloss dispenser

And the label doesn't say anything about it, doesn't have the "don't throw in the trash" logo.

Those LEDs are glued in, there's no way to remove batteries before discarding the item

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We’re also making disposable vapes that have rechargeable cells inside, just without any way to charge them,
- On models without a charge port, some of the batteries aren't even flat when the pods are burnt out 🤷‍♂️
  
  Worst i've read is around 3.8v under load, which is roughly 60% full... that would be a very destructive result compressed in the back of a garbage truck.
  
  Been harvesting these so far but don't have enough projects to use them in.
  
  I had a small bag of them for a year. I'll just dispose of it at this point. They're discharged so they likely lost quite a bit of capacity.
  
  My dad used to use those. Better yet, from Wish.
  
  And anyway, I have a similar bag of old 18650s to take care of. I should check their voltages now that I remembered it. I know their capacities used to be OK, but similar story. Haven't touched them for a while.
- most of them are rechargeable. not refillable though, so once out of juice it's trash time.
- Yeah, but at least:
  
  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/disposable-vapes-banned-to-protect-childrens-health
  
  There are so many sensible reasons to regulate these vapes and yet they go for protect the children.
  
  How does banning disposable vapes which costs almost the same as cartridges for a non disposable vape help at all at protecting kids who would probably already stand out in the adult-oriented stores these are sold.
  
  There needs to be proper quality control on these things with a set of ground rules for recycling and safe use. What does it matter if the user is 18 or 21?
- They should use the deposit system to ensure they are recycled properly.
  
  Even if they were all properly recycled, which isn't going to happen, this product still shouldn't be sold. We don't need any more consumables with large ecological impact. Recycling isn't doing nearly enough to balance out the damage.
  
  As long as people keep buying this shit and the industry succeeds in calling this a consumer problem, nothing will change. The onus needs to be on the manufacturer and doing wasteful shit like this needs to cost them dearly.
Alkaline batteries can be safely disposed in household garbage.
- *it can be safely done yes, but but shouldn't and it's not allowed in some areas. Where I live everywhere that sells batteries has to have collection points for their recycling and it is not legal to put them in the trash.
Until stupid people stop buying this crap, this is always going to happen.
- Yes, but companies need to be start being responsible too. I want to see a tax added to every single electronic product that covers recycling.
  
  They’ll never be responsible on their own. They’d willingly give you cancer if they knew it was profitable.
  
  Absolutely. Perhaps not in this case, but often there aren't even viable alternatives. You can't stop buying everything.
  
  And good luck only buying stuff not made with child labor and slavery.
- It wasn't advertised. OP says the label didn't indicate this was there.
- Why can we only ever hold the consumers liable? Why do people like you never condemn the creators and those who sell these products?
  
  Currently the only way to do that is to not buy dumb shit. What is condemning the manufacturers supposed to do? Make them shift uncomfortably on top of the pile of money?
  
  Because people buy them, they won't stop making them whilst they sell. Stop buying them and they'll stop making them. It's not like the are necessary.
  
  Because sometimes the consumer is the boss.

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