'Threat to public health and the environment': Calls grow for UK-wide ban on disposable vapes

Michael Holder
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Scottish Government to consult on banning single-use e-cigarettes next year, as WRAP argues there is 'no place for disposable vapes on our high streets'

Pressure is mounting on the government to introduce a UK-wide ban on disposable e-cigarettes - also known as vapes - with both the Scottish Government and leading waste charity WRAP decrying the widespread...

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