I remember when I saw the Vype disposable being tested by Dave Dorn on Vapour Trails TV a few months ago, feeling horrified that they could be produced and marketed in such a resource depleting package. I remember the one Dave used on the show lasted hardly half-an-hour. I should imagine billions of Vype disposables will be sold and end up as trash, packaging and all. At least the Vype re-chargeable would last a little longer - but AGAIN, something that really annoys me is there is only ONE battery supplied! What is wrong with these people? ONE battery in any "starter" pack product is simply not on. One battery only lasts a wee while, leaving the user in the dwang completely. But that's beside the point.
I'm talking about the "greeness" of vaping and the Vype just makes the point that tobacco companies getting a real foothold in the marketplace and producing stuff like the Vype could eventually use a lot of Earth resources. If e-cigarettes are medicalised it will do the same. I am presuming that it will be lookalikees that Pharmaceuticals will produce by the billions.
I am saying all this because e-cigarettes are stunningly successful as a consumer product and the answer to safe smoking. I am presuming that they are the future, because I believe they are.
Going along on my chain of thought of Earth resource gobbling devices, would be 2nd generation devices - an ego with a tank. These last longer and are not so quickly disposable as the above - but take more energy in battery charging. We would dispose of less tanks than cartomisers/cartridges I would imagine.
Further along, and getting "greener" would be 4th and 5th generation devices - mods, rebuildables in tanks - maybe glass tanks. All this is less disposable and more re-useable. A solar charger would be a great addition to save on electricity and to use in power outages - I like the idea, but it would be totally useless where I live as we rarely see the sun!
I'm not the only one who has been thinking about us lot (vapers) wasting resources.
I am interested to see what's on its way with technological innovation occurring almost daily in the e-cigarette industry.
This innovation, of course, can only happen if they - WHO? - leave it alone.
If everything get frozen in time by legislation that offers smokers stuff like the Vype - or it's duller cousins, the e-cigarettes that will be churned out by Pharmaceuticals - 1st generation stuff using the old technology that, honestly, is NOT satisfying in the long run, then we are really in for trouble.
I see that we will be persecuted for normalising smoking firstly, and then for not being "green". How do we defend ourselves on those charges? Uncomfortable thought? Yes!
Thank you for writing this. I never really thought about the "green" aspect of vaping and e-cigs. This is an eye opener and needs to be addressed. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I think future technology will address it some how. Well - I hope so!
DeleteLiz, I agree with you 100%. It seems right now is the e cigarette game its about quick profits and nothing about the environment. Companies are positioning themselves best they can to get rich quickly.
DeleteThis of course is due to Government regulators waiting to get their hands on a piece of the profits. Sadly too, the fear of big tobacco companies and governments closing the door totally on e cigs.
Let's face it, historically speaking governments rarely made decisions based on what's good for the people. Governments rather make decisions based on whats good for them selves and their special interests.
Not willing to walk into the arena of a political debate with anyone, I post this as what I will call obvious. The perfect example is the UK changing the use of nicotine to a pharmaceutical drug. ( correct me if I am mistaken)
If you pay attention to countries out of the spotlight to the ( first world) yet a world unto themselves. Countries like Argentina, you will find that e cigs are illegal. Hmmm how did this happen? They were banned before people even knew what ecigs were(including the governments themselves)
One begins to see a picture coming clear in the fog of it all.
E cigs are a disruptive industry. These companies come from time to time and always will. Like Digital photo images to Polaroid . Polaroid at one time held more patents than any other company in the world. (Correct me if I am mistaken) and look at them now. Remember when your library was full of books? they are things that used to be made out of paper for the young ones reading this. Now your entire library can be stored in a device
smaller than one book.
ok so I have gone from green to disruptive technology. I promise I will not talk about 3D printing in this conversation.
The point is that until governments around the globe stop fighting this disruptive technology, people will race for profits in the electronic cigarette business and ignore the environment.
This is only my opinion, however I shared it with facts.
-Mig
and my wonderful Minions
Liz, I agree with you 100%. It seems right now is the e cigarette game its about quick profits and nothing about the environment. Companies are positioning themselves best they can to get rich quickly.
DeleteThis of course is due to Government regulators waiting to get their hands on a piece of the profits. Sadly too, the fear of big tobacco companies and governments closing the door totally on e cigs.
Let's face it, historically speaking governments rarely made decisions based on what's good for the people. Governments rather make decisions based on whats good for them selves and their special interests.
Not willing to walk into the arena of a political debate with anyone, I post this as what I will call obvious. The perfect example is the UK changing the use of nicotine to a pharmaceutical drug. ( correct me if I am mistaken)
If you pay attention to countries out of the spotlight to the ( first world) yet a world unto themselves. Countries like Argentina, you will find that e cigs are illegal. Hmmm how did this happen? They were banned before people even knew what ecigs were(including the governments themselves)
One begins to see a picture coming clear in the fog of it all.
E cigs are a disruptive industry. These companies come from time to time and always will. Like Digital photo images to Polaroid . Polaroid at one time held more patents than any other company in the world. (Correct me if I am mistaken) and look at them now. Remember when your library was full of books? they are things that used to be made out of paper for the young ones reading this. Now your entire library can be stored in a device
smaller than one book.
ok so I have gone from green to disruptive technology. I promise I will not talk about 3D printing in this conversation.
The point is that until governments around the globe stop fighting this disruptive technology, people will race for profits in the electronic cigarette business and ignore the environment.
This is only my opinion, however I shared it with facts.
-Mig
and my wonderful Minions
Excellent points made! UK has not yet medicalised vaping - but they want to! So profitable that way. We are fighting it. Interesting thoughts on digital versus polaroid, libraries and 3D printing. You can get a 3D printer for not too much money here - fascinating new technology! Thanks for commenting. And to the minions too, ha ha
DeleteThere is one minor technological improvement e-cig manufacturers might consider and I just wanted to get this off my chest. But being round, the damn things can roll off the edge of a table and if they do, then hit the floor, that can do nasty things like break the tank right off the end of where it screws in and be hard to repair or require replacement, plus spills and wastes fluid all over the floor, making a mess.
ReplyDeleteSooo, and just a thought, in case any manufacturers might be looking in on this blog from time to time - but a really simple improvement, not hard to make, not requiring additional technical know-how - but make a model battery that is square, instead of round, and then it won't roll off the table when sitting down and then crash and break on the floor as has happened to me and made for a mess.
I have seen square "pens" and also oval shapes. I use vapingpoints to stop devices rolling off where I lay them. and another excellent solution is to use a charm. They fit on with o rings. Thanks for your comment!
Deleteremember 'weebles'? those rolly toys, need one of those on base!
Deleteha ha - yes.
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteNice post! Electronic Cigarette Factory or vaping till an honorable national restrictive body has found them safe and effective. Who want to quit smoking but think it is too tedious, you can try out the e-cigarette. Thanks a lot...........