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What is Environmental Sustainability?

From theory to practice, Environmental Sustainability is the goal of BIDI® Cares.

As technological advancements offer society greater convenience and ease, the downside is the potential environmental effects of modernization that may affect future generations.

Improper waste disposal and climate change are starting to show. Amidst the towering buildings and breathtaking innovations, pollution has become a normal occurrence. Seeing murky waters and inhaling unclean air around them are unfortunate side effects of modern life.

Moreover, as the weather becomes even more unpredictable, rising temperatures are slowly melting ice caps and causing droughts. 

The future is bleak for the planet if these problems persist. However, a concept that appeared first in 1987 is slowly gaining popularity and could become the answer to the environmental apathy that humanity has shown for decades: Environmental Sustainability.

What is Environmental Sustainability?

According to the University of Maryland, sustainability is “the ability to meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” It is an extensive and elaborate concept that encompasses the economy, the ecology, and human life and health.  

From a sustainability perspective, resources are to be viewed as limited and finite. Thus, it is crucial to keep in mind a long-term view of how we interact with nature and how we utilize our environment. It proposes that if we continue to abuse our resources for the present without finding ways to replenish or take care of them, the future generations–our children and grandchildren–will bear the harmful consequences.

Environmental sustainability dictates that even though we have to supply our own needs, we also have to ensure that the environment is not compromised and that our resources are replaced or are renewable. Clean air, clean water, and fertile land can be considered vital factors to ensure that the economy and society can flourish. However, these are all dependent on the current actions we take and the choices we make.

Unfortunately, our demands do not support sustainability.

The garbage volume and pollution problem, the rising temperatures, and the growing number of extinct species are not good indicators of a promising future. All these are consequences brought about by human disregard and selfishness driven by personal convenience.

If we want our race to survive, the “living in the present” mindset needs to be replaced for good.

Bidi Vapor: Supporting a Sustainable Mindset

Many companies mass-produce their product to reach a broader market. The waste production arising from the manufacture of these goods or products will have an impact on the environment.

One of the things we can do on a personal level is to support companies that adopt a sustainable mindset. These organizations create products with the environment in mind and ensure that they find ways to reduce waste.

Bidi Vapor is a company that strives for sustainability. Knowing that their vape product, BIDI® Stick is non-biodegradable, the company created the BIDI® Cares Program.  

As Bidi Vapor heads toward the future, they join other stakeholders in providing a sustainable future for the coming generations.

For more information, visit www.bidicares.com.

 

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Here are 5 Tips on How You Can Get Involved in World Environment Day

On June 5, we celebrate World Environment Day worldwide. You too can create a significant impact with simple efforts. BIDI® cares for the environment and has gathered information on how you can help.

World Environment Day is a global platform that inspires positive change and has done so since the UN declared it an official day back in 1972. It is being celebrated yearly on June 5, engaging both governments, businesses, celebrities, and you to participate in the debate and efforts to help save our planet. 

A different country hosts each year, and this year it’s Colombia in partnership with Germany. The focus of this year’s World Environment Day is biodiversity because it’s time for nature. We have gathered a list of simple ways you can help get involved in this year’s celebration.

Educate yourself

This year the focus is on biodiversity, or biological diversity, which is a term describing the variety of every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. The reason for this year’s focus is because around one million plants and animal species are risking becoming extinct, and we humans are one of the leading causes. 

All species have their role in our ecosystem to help keep it balanced and healthy. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it only underlines the importance of focusing on biodiversity as losses can increase the spread of diseases and viruses. To get involved, you can learn more about pressing issues on World Environment Day’s official website.

Use your Social Media Platforms

We all have a voice, and in times where almost everyone is on some social media platform, you can use yours for good without even leaving your couch. UNEP is sharing information on their social media that you can help share. 

Make sure you only share information from legitimate sources to avoid the spread of fake news. If you know any local organizations, you can tag them and encourage involvement as well

Involve in local projects.

Find out what your local government is doing to help save our planet and encourage them to make positive changes. There might also be projects you can get involved in from either the government or local organizations. If you have the resources, you can get your company, groups, institutions to partake in the World Environment Day. 

A global challenge you can join from your city is the Cities4Forests. They have created a competition for you to post an image of people with trees/forests where you can win cash.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

The biodiversity is dying because we humans do not take enough care of the environment. One of the simplest ways you can help is by reducing, reusing, and recycling what you have. In our everyday products and appliances, we have single-use plastic, single-use batteries, corrosive metals, to mention a few. 

When these end up in landfills and oceans, they cause severe harm to our biodiversity and also waste our finite natural resources. Since we can’t just ban all products in our life, it’s important to reuse what we can, and prioritize recyclability for those products we can’t reuse.

Save your BIDI®, Save Our Planet.

At BIDI®, we are aware of the potential dangers a vaping device can impose on the environment. We have worked diligently to ensure our BIDI® Stick is recyclable. By using only high-quality components, we created a game-changer in the vaping industry. 

To further promote recycling, we launched the innovative BIDI® Cares initiative to lead vaping into the future. You can make a difference and receive a reward simply by saving your used BIDI® Sticks. 

Contact us now for more information. Happy Recycling! 

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Environmental Problems Posed by Batteries

Batteries can cause a lot of environmental issues. The good news is that there are solutions in place now which can help reduce the problems caused by disposed of batteries.

Do you know how many batteries are thrown away by Americans each year?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans manage to get rid of 3 billion batteries each year. Yes, you read that right, that’s billion with a “b,” which translates to roughly 180,000 tons each year of used-up batteries. That’s like an entire mountain of piled up old batteries!

How can so much waste impact the environment?

This article looks into the effect of batteries in the environment and what we can do to lessen their effect.

The  Massive Impact

The sheer amount of the batteries being disposed of each year is a problem already, and the fact that these batteries contain highly toxic materials complicates it further. If not handled properly, they cause not only pollution but also serious contamination.

The problem with throwing away batteries and other waste materials is that they still have to go somewhere. They don’t just magically vanish. They end up in landfills, which no longer has enough space.

Then there is the fact that these batteries contain materials that can harm humans and the environment. What are some of the materials inside batteries that can be problematic? Here are a few:

  • Cadmium
  • Mercury
  • Lead
  • Lithium

These materials are highly toxic and can pose dangers to human health and the environment if they are not disposed of properly.

The impact of batteries on the environment is measurable using four indicators. Those indicators are:

  1. Natural resources consumption
  2. Climate change
  3. Air pollution
  4. Water pollution

It would help to check these indicators in depth.

Natural Resources Consumption

The manufacturing of batteries requires several materials, many of which are sourced from the mining industry. The extraction of these materials alone can already have some serious environmental effects. The ramping up of the production of batteries also means that the environment has to suffer more damage.

Even the more environmentally friendly method of extracting resources can still leave considerable damage to the environment in their wake.

Climate Change

The making of so many batteries can also have an impact on climate change and global warming. The factories that make modern batteries emit pollutants that contribute to the greenhouse effect, causing climate change and global warming. You may not feel the effects of global warming right now, but in other parts of the world, it is causing a major disruption in the lives of people.

Air Pollution

The manufacturing of batteries can make air pollution worse in the area where they are conducted. Air pollution is still a significant problem in some cities in developing and developed countries since it can cause serious diseases.

Water Pollution

Batteries contain toxins, which can be very harmful if they end up in the water system and bodies of water. Because of this, old batteries must be handled and disposed of properly to make sure they do not get to contaminate the water supply. Unfortunately, even properly disposed of batteries can still cause water pollution.

The BIDI® Stick Battery

Most batteries in e-cigarettes contain heavy metals that need extensive treatment to remove all their residual metals. We did our research on how we can improve the recyclability and ensured every BIDI® Stick contains a high-quality battery that has been certified by FCC, CE, and ROHS.

This is our way to promote the importance of recycling batteries for you and the environment. The battery used in a BIDI® Stick is a cellphone-grade battery that is even better than a rechargeable battery and could be recycled for years!

The BIDI® Cares Recycling Program

Bidi Vapor has seen the problem of improper battery disposal, which is why we have been using strong materials to increase the recyclability of the batteries in our BIDI® Sticks.

We know that we have to do more, which is why we have launched the BIDI® Cares movement.

Batteries can have an impact on the environment, but we can lessen its impact with initiatives like the BIDI® Cares Recycling Program.

Contact us now for more information. Join the movement now!

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The Toxic Effects of Pollution on the Environment

BIDI® Cares: Save your BIDI®, Save our Planet is the full recycling program of BIDI® that aims and promotes recycling empty BIDI® Sticks. According to the National Geographic Society (2019), roughly 4.5 trillion cigarettes are discarded each year worldwide. This is through taking away cigarette smoke and, at the same time, protects the environment from irresponsible waste disposal.

Aside from this, improper waste disposal of batteries can be extremely toxic to our health and the environment. These used vaping products contain residual nicotine and lithium-ion batteries. These pose an imminent threat to domestic pets and wildlife if the residual nicotine goes into the environment. Even worse, it could get into children, if they happen to find and play with it.

The global environmental impact of batteries is assessed in terms of four leading indicators. These indicators further distinguish the impact of disposable and rechargeable batteries.

Consumption of Natural Resources

Production, transportation, and distribution of cells consume natural resources, thereby contributing to an accelerating depletion of natural resources. Rechargeable batteries consume less nonrenewable natural resources than disposable batteries. This is because of the fewer rechargeable batteries to provide the same amount of energy.

Climate Change and Global Warming

The increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s surface is because of an increasing greenhouse gas effect. The manufacturing and transportation of batteries emit exhaust and other pollutants into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the greenhouse effect.

Photochemical Smog Pollution and Air Acidification

Batteries undergo a photochemical reaction as they decompose in landfills. This triggers emissions of greenhouse gases—the greenhouse effect results in global warming/climate change. Air acidification is the accumulation of acidic substances in atmospheric particles. These particles, deposited by rain, have an impact on soil and ecosystems.

Ecotoxicity and Water Pollution

There are potential toxic risks with the emission of battery chemicals into aquatic ecosystems. Improper or careless handling of waste batteries can result in the release of corrosive liquids. Also, dissolved metals are toxic to plants and animals. Improper disposal of batteries in landfill sites can result in the release of toxic substances into groundwater and the environment.

BIDI® Cares Promotes these Major Eco-friendly Initiative

BIDI® Sticks uses high-quality and recyclable batteries. However, our batteries can not only outperform the vapor competition, but it also allows us to save our planet with our customers’ help in recycling the entire BIDI® Stick.

Help us save the environment by working with our consumers and promote a mindset of conscious and responsible waste disposal. BIDI® Stick batteries are CE, FCC, & ROHS Certified, making sure that what you use is safe. These are batteries that allow its users to have a clean and consistent BIDI® Experience through batteries that do not warm up when in use and top-grade level battery comparable to cellular phone batteries that are powered enough for it to be recycled.

Conclusion

At Bidi Vapor, we take pride in our creation of BIDI® Stick. It is a premium vaping device made with high-quality components but also leads the charge in an eco-conscious vaping initiative. 

Our vision is to be the renowned best provider of a vaping device that does not only deliver the best vaping experience but is also conscious of the environmental footprint it leaves behind.

For more information, please contact 1-(833) FOR-BIDI or email us sales@bidivapor.com.

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BIDI® Cares: A Game Changer

Bidi Vapor changes the game in the convenient vaping industry through their BIDI® Stick. With a 6% nicotine concentration of SaltNic e-liquid and with a strength and power that outlasts up to two packs of cigarette smoke, BIDI® Stick proves itself as a premium vaping device.

California, February 17, 2020. With Bidi Vapor’s mission to provide the best vaping experience, it prides itself with its premium disposable vaping pen called BIDI® Stick.

BIDI® Stick shows an evident lead from its competitors with unique and sustainable features that lead the market today. Here are some of the reasons why BIDI® changes the game in the vaping industry. 

Higher Class A Nicotine Concentration of 6% SaltNic E-liquid Content

BIDI® Stick contains higher nicotine content than most other vape products. The BIDI® Stick is made with top-quality salt e-liquid. Bidi Vapor aims to deliver the same degree of nicotine strength in each BIDI® Stick.

Tamper-Resistant Packaging

Another BIDI® Stick prime feature is its Tamper-Resistant packaging, which is unique to the Bidi Vapor brand. This makes BIDI® Stick users who have children around them feel at ease knowing their BIDI® Stick cannot be easily opened by children and keeps them from accidentally using it. 

Professional Design

Another standout feature of BIDI® Stick over its competitors is its sleek and professional design. You can now say goodbye to carrying around bulky tanks. The BIDI® Stick also comes with a lip seal that enables you to draw in the vapor with no air gap to create a crisp draw of the product. 

Traceability

BIDI® Stick provides a robust process of traceability for all its products and is straightforward about how a BIDI® Stick is made.

What BIDI® Stick does to ensure that quality products, they trace every component that arrives into their factory. Inspection happens and then these go through a series of quality checks and controls. After they pass into the quality standards check, then they go to the warehousing for the assembly.

Quality-check happens into their system database. Every process that the product goes through, it needs to fulfill a series of checkpoints. This is before moving on to the next process and quality checked. In essence, this is to make sure that the looks are good and the machine itself is within high standards.

Recyclability

Bidi Vapor recognizes its responsibility to the environment. We have created the BIDI® Cares program which aims to empower every consumer to live more sustainably with their BIDI® Stick. It actively promotes proper recycling and disposing of vape pens.

All product purchase transactions and marketing methods of BIDI® Stick are highly compliant to the California Proposition 65. These regulations include labeling and marketing, restricting its access, and purchase availability. All exclusively to adult smokers only, 21 years old and above. 

Recently, Kaival Brands Innovations, Inc. launched BIDI® Stick as its first brand to exclusively distribute. Kaival Brands uses practical, innovative techniques in management to increase the market share of the numerous brands they are handling.

About Bidi Vapor 

Bidi Vapor is a consumer electronics company that prides itself on its primary product, the BIDI® Stick, an affordable, easy-to-use, disposable vape pen. All 11 various flavors for its disposable BIDI® Sticks are ready and can be purchased through authorized direct retailers..

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