A “ticking time bomb” of disposable vapes is set to enter the waste system this week, risking widespread fires because of the incorrect disposal of the devices’ batteries, a charity has warned.

A PKing vape with a digital screen is displayed at Vaper Expo 2024 on May 10 in Birmingham, England. (John Keeble / Getty Images) Introduced as battery-powered sticks that emit nicotine-infused vapor, ...

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U.S. officials are waging a robust crackdown on a surge of sophisticated illicit vaping products flooding U.S. markets, many of which appear designed to attract teenagers and avoid parental detection, ...

More than 1.6 million U.S. middle and high school students reported vaping in 2023, and nearly 90% used flavored vapes. But America’s youth vaping epidemic may be no accident. UC San Francisco ...

Refillable vape pods are a great choice if you are a veteran vaper, while there are many options that are made with beginners in mind as well. With so many factors to take into account, finding the ...

In late March, a smoke shop in Dyersburg, Tennessee, announced the arrival of a new product in its store: a disposable nicotine vape with an LCD display that can be connected to a smartphone via ...

Charles Rutland, manager of The Glass House TX Wycliff Ave location, smokes a Geek Bar disposable e-cigarette, July 3, 2025. The five location business in N. Texas counts vapes as about 1/3 of his ...

At Mr. Vape & Smoke in Lincoln Park, where a disposable vape device can go for $20, Noe Delgado is used to hearing customers question the cost of feeding their habits. Those costs could soon go up ...

Introduced as battery-powered sticks that emit nicotine-infused vapor, vape pens have transformed into increasingly sophisticated entertainment devices. And that, researchers say, is a potentially ...