'Hazardous to the environment': Campaigners call on government to ban disposable vapes

James Murray
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'Hazardous to the environment': Campaigners call on government to ban disposable vapes

Open letter from environmental and health groups calls on Environment Secretary to move early to tackle ‘rapidly escalating threat’ from disposable vape units

The government has today been urged to move early to tackle the worsening blight of disposable vapes, with campaigners warning single-use e-cigarettes are leading to a surge in electrical waste and increasing...

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