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Solid Waste board approves one‑time acceptance of student vapes for ToxAway Day, asks school district for plan
Summary
The Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Management District Board voted 4‑3 to accept three totes of confiscated vapes and e‑cigarettes from a school‑education program for disposal at the boards upcoming ToxAway Day, with the expectation the school district will develop a long‑term plan and fund future disposals.
The Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Management District Board voted 4‑3 to accept, on a one‑time basis, three totes of confiscated vapes and e‑cigarettes collected by the nonprofit Smoke Free Evansville for disposal at the districts ToxAway Day event.
Andrea Spalding, identified in the meeting as the youth education coordinator for Smoke Free Evansville, told the board she had collected three totes weighing about 210 pounds from students at 19 Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) schools. Spalding asked whether the district could accept the material at the district's hazardous‑waste collection event. The items were…
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