Lavancia-Epercy. Nitrous oxide: spring cleaning highlights excessive use

As they do every spring, residents roamed the village collecting the litter that littered it. The harvest was successful, but it raised concerns about the abundance of bottles of nitrous oxide, the "laughing gas" that is all the rage among young people.

Nature has been relieved of a large amount of waste that citizens should have thrown into the designated bins. Photo: Romain Rodia

It was in the Lavancia industrial zone—beneath the Combe—that around ten empty nitrous oxide cylinders were found. These products, generally containing 580 to 666 grams, are used for a well-known misuse: the gas contained in the cylinder is transferred into a balloon, then inhaled for its immediate euphoric effects. This is how...

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