Globally, disposable e-cigarettes are facing unprecedented environmental pressure. Since 2024, the EU has included e-cigarettes in the Waste Framework Directive, requiring brands to take responsibility for recycling discarded cartridges; the US FDA has strengthened the review of material toxicology through PMTA approval and mandatory submission of carbon footprint reports. At the same time, the ban on plastic shells and lithium batteries in markets such as the UK and Germany continues to tighten, forcing companies to accelerate technological transformation.
In this context, VEEHOO regards environmental compliance as its core strategy, and its response plan presents three major characteristics: material innovation drives product iteration, the construction of a full life cycle management system, and the establishment of a global compliance network, forming differentiated competitiveness from traditional manufacturers.
VEEHOO launched the D6S series, the shell of which uses a blend of PLA (polylactic acid) and PBS (polybutylene succinate), which achieves natural degradation within 180 days while maintaining product strength. This technology breaks through the limitations of traditional plastics’ insufficient weather resistance and increases the bending strength by 47% through nano-fiber reinforcement technology.
Drawing on the split architecture of the Red Dot Award-winning product ONE USE Eco, VEEHOO designed the battery, atomizer core and e-liquid tank as detachable modules. This not only improves the efficiency of the automated production line by 15%, but also makes the recycling rate of core components exceed 92% – lithium batteries are used for energy storage devices after regeneration, and the metal extraction purity of the atomizer chip reaches 99.7%.
Cooperate with third-party certification agencies to develop an LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) management platform to monitor carbon emission data from raw material mining to terminal recycling in real time. By accessing the EU SCIP database, the environmental protection indicators of each product can be visually traced to meet the requirements of German EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) regulations.
VEEHOO and upstream suppliers implement the “Zero Carbon Factory Plan”: establish a compliance laboratory and shorten the PMTA certification cycle to 8 months (the industry average is 12 months). Require plastic suppliers to use more than 30% recycled materials and share degradation technology patents. Expand atomization technology to the medical field and develop medical atomizers. The device uses a reusable ceramic atomizer core, which reduces 90% of medical plastic waste.
Currently, VEEHOO has joined the Global E-cigarette Sustainable Development Alliance, and has jointly established industry standards with British American Tobacco, Smoore and other companies to promote open source sharing of environmental protection technologies. This series of measures not only resolves policy risks, but also transforms environmental pressure into a strategic opportunity for brand upgrading.
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