Study: Just one-in-10 vape retailers and producers complying with takeback and recycling rules

Stuart Stone
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Vast majority of vape firms falling short of e-waste standards, as sector prepares for more than a quarter of a billion devices to be thrown away this year

More than 90 per cent of vape retailers and producers in the UK are still failing to comply with takeback and recycling regulations, as the industry braces for the disposal of more than a quarter of a...

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