奥尔加·R·罗德里格斯加州将禁止销售一次性电池电子烟，以应对塑料污染。州长加文·纽森周一签署了一项法律。
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ California will ban the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to fight plastic pollution under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
电子烟有时也被称为电子香烟，是通过电池运行的设备，内含气雾化 nicotine 或大麻，通常还添加香料和其他化学物质。市面上有可 refill 和一次性产品。
Vapes, sometimes called electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated devices that contain aerosolized nicotine or cannabis, often with flavorings and other chemicals. Refillable and disposable options are sold.
该禁令针对一次性电子眼镜 prohibits 制造或进口新的或经过翻新的内置电池雾化设备，自2027年1月1日起实施。禁令还将自2028年1月1日起禁止零售销售。
The ban targets single-use e-cigarettes, making it illegal to manufacture or import new or refurbished battery-embedded vapor devices starting Jan. 1, 2027. It also bans retail sales starting Jan. 1, 2028.
该措施允许地方政府或州政府处罚违反禁令者：首次违规罚款500美元，第二次罚款1000美元，此后每次罚款2000美元。
The measure allows local governments or the state to fine people $500 for their first violation of the ban, $1,000 for their second infringement and $2,000 for subsequent offenses.
禁令明确针对含有烟草的一次性电子烟，不包括含有大麻的雾化设备。
It specifically tackles disposable e-cigarettes that contain tobacco. It won’t include vaping devices containing cannabis.
专家表示，一次性电子烟之所以受欢迎，部分原因在于它们通常比可 refill 设备更容易买到，价格也更低。这类设备十分常见，最终往往被丢进垃圾填埋场，其中的电池可能引发火灾；或被扔在地面上，释放有毒化学物质，包括铅和锂。
Experts say part of the appeal of disposable vapes is that they are often more easily accessible and cheaper than refillable devices. The devices are so prevalent they often end up in landfills where their batteries can create a fire hazard or on the ground where they can leak toxic chemicals, including lead and lithium.
该法案的提案人、州众议员杰奎·欧文表示，该法案将有助于防止一次性电子烟中的电池酸性物质渗入土壤和水域。
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, who authored the bill, said it will help prevent battery acid from single-use vapes from leaching into lands and waterways.
据支持该法案的消费者权益倡导组织加州公共利益研究组（CalPIRG）称，美国每天有近50万支一次性电子烟被丢弃。
Nearly 500,000 disposable vapes are discarded each day in the United States, according to the California Public Interest Research Group, or CalPIRG, a consumer advocacy group that supported the bill.
加州杂货商协会曾反对一项类似的2022年提案，称该提案可能导致烟草走私增加。
The California Grocers Association argued against a similar 2022 proposal, saying that it could lead to increased tobacco smuggling.
由加州小企业组成的社区市场协会联合创始人阿坎·索莫表示，新法案将给销售烟草产品的家族经营商店带来负担。
Arkan Somo, who co-founded the Neighborhood Market Association, a group of California small businesses, said the new bill would burden family-owned shops that sell tobacco products.
“如果我们以环保为借口不断禁止这些产品，那么这种做法何时才能停止？”索莫说道。“他们实际上正让加利福尼亚州处于极其不利的境地。”
“If we’re going to take the environment as an excuse to keep banning these products, where is that going to stop?”Somo said. “They’re really putting California at a huge disadvantage.”