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 20 Oct. 2023 



 

 

 

Veolia North America's Bob Cappadona was interviewed by the Associated Press for a story about the challenges of managing waste from e-cigarettes, which are becoming increasingly popular. Cappadona, who is President and CEO of Veolia North America's Environmental Solutions and Services division, told the AP that disposible, battery-charged e-cigarettes contain chemicals such as nicotine and lithium which are considered hazardous waste and are not legally allowed for disposal in regular trash streams.

[Click here to read the Associated Press story](https://apnews.com/article/vaping-ecigarettes-waste-environment-disposable-pollution-3d19dce9693ce78dd244729f524df02a)

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