Tackling e-cigarettes: One path forward in the fight against e-waste pollution

Mounting evidence over the past decade has signaled to the dangers of e-cigarette use for individual consumers. Recent research also argues that the risks don't end with the individual. E-waste generated from a host of electronic devices, e-cigarettes included, infiltrates our drinking water and contaminates the air in the communities surrounding disposal sites. The rising threat of e-waste can no longer be ignored. One step in the healing process lies in combatting e-cigarette waste.