E-waste recyclers are calling on the government to introduce deposits on disposable vapes to stop them ending up in household waste and causing fires. Vapes contain batteries which can ignite, posing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Warning: This article contains graphic images of injuries sustained from exploding vapes.) Albany, New York resident Kenneth ...

Despite the ban on disposables, waste professionals say the mountain of discarded devices is a £1bn-a-year issue It is 2pm and Ana, 47, has just started the afternoon shift at the Suez recycling plant ...

Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding "zombie batteries" are still piling up in waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...