Ban Disposable Vapes in California!
Disposable e-cigarettes are one of the most environmentally damaging single-use products on the market, and California has no ban on them yet. Each device contains a lithium-ion battery, electronic circuitry, and chemical components. When improperly discarded, and millions are each year, they leach heavy metals and toxic chemicals into soil, storm drains, and waterways, threatening wildlife and aquatic ecosystems.
Smoking waste, including butts, packaging, plastic lighters, and vapes, is the second most common category of trash collected, accounting for 25% of all items catalogued at Surfrider cleanups.
AB 762 would prohibit the import and manufacture of new or refurbished disposable, battery-embedded tobacco vapor inhalation devices for sale in California beginning January 1, 2027, with a full sales ban taking effect January 1, 2028. Enforcement would be handled through civil penalties and license revocation.
California has banned plastic bags and restricted single-use foodware. Disposable vapes have proliferated largely unchecked despite their outsized environmental footprint. Rechargeable, refillable alternatives already exist, meaning AB 762 imposes no meaningful barrier to consumers while delivering real protection for California's coastlines and communities.
Urge your representatives to support AB 762 and pass the nation’s first statewide ban on all disposable nicotine vapes.
Smoking waste, including butts, packaging, plastic lighters, and vapes, is the second most common category of trash collected, accounting for 25% of all items catalogued at Surfrider cleanups.
AB 762 would prohibit the import and manufacture of new or refurbished disposable, battery-embedded tobacco vapor inhalation devices for sale in California beginning January 1, 2027, with a full sales ban taking effect January 1, 2028. Enforcement would be handled through civil penalties and license revocation.
California has banned plastic bags and restricted single-use foodware. Disposable vapes have proliferated largely unchecked despite their outsized environmental footprint. Rechargeable, refillable alternatives already exist, meaning AB 762 imposes no meaningful barrier to consumers while delivering real protection for California's coastlines and communities.
Urge your representatives to support AB 762 and pass the nation’s first statewide ban on all disposable nicotine vapes.
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Ban Disposable Vapes in California!
Disposable e-cigarettes are one of the most environmentally damaging single-use products on the market, and California has no ban on them yet. Each device contains a lithium-ion battery, electronic circuitry, and chemical components. When improperly discarded, and millions are each year, they leach heavy metals and toxic chemicals into soil, storm drains, and waterways, threatening wildlife and aquatic ecosystems.
Smoking waste, including butts, packaging, plastic lighters, and vapes, is the second most common category of trash collected, accounting for 25% of all items catalogued at Surfrider cleanups.
AB 762 would prohibit the import and manufacture of new or refurbished disposable, battery-embedded tobacco vapor inhalation devices for sale in California beginning January 1, 2027, with a full sales ban taking effect January 1, 2028. Enforcement would be handled through civil penalties and license revocation.
California has banned plastic bags and restricted single-use foodware. Disposable vapes have proliferated largely unchecked despite their outsized environmental footprint. Rechargeable, refillable alternatives already exist, meaning AB 762 imposes no meaningful barrier to consumers while delivering real protection for California's coastlines and communities.
Urge your representatives to support AB 762 and pass the nation’s first statewide ban on all disposable nicotine vapes.
Smoking waste, including butts, packaging, plastic lighters, and vapes, is the second most common category of trash collected, accounting for 25% of all items catalogued at Surfrider cleanups.
AB 762 would prohibit the import and manufacture of new or refurbished disposable, battery-embedded tobacco vapor inhalation devices for sale in California beginning January 1, 2027, with a full sales ban taking effect January 1, 2028. Enforcement would be handled through civil penalties and license revocation.
California has banned plastic bags and restricted single-use foodware. Disposable vapes have proliferated largely unchecked despite their outsized environmental footprint. Rechargeable, refillable alternatives already exist, meaning AB 762 imposes no meaningful barrier to consumers while delivering real protection for California's coastlines and communities.
Urge your representatives to support AB 762 and pass the nation’s first statewide ban on all disposable nicotine vapes.
