vapes

New research warns the ban on single-use vapes has not changed behaviour with consumers continuing to discard vapes incorrectly, leading to fires, lost resources, and ongoing environmental harm

Six months after the ban on disposable vapes came into force, waste companies warn behaviour has not changed with consumers continuing to discard vapes that lead to fires, lost resources, and millions of pounds of damage

Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes comes into force on Sunday 1 June in bid to halt 'avalanche of rubbish flooding the nation's streets'

Defra warns High Street shops and convenience stores that 'ban comes into force in just a few weeks'

Material Focus warns 'big puff' vapes could see the UK still facing an avalanche of vape-related e-waste

Legislation to ban sale of single use vapes from 1 June 2025 laid in Parliament, Circular Economy Minister confirms

New figures reveal there have been over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries and at waste sites in the UK over the past 12 months

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

Tens of thousands of people sign up to Greenpeace UK and Everyday Plastic's Big Plastic Count to measure scale of UK waste between 11th and 17th March

Government seeks views on range of proposals to give manufacturers and retailers of electrical appliances and vapes greater responsibility for recycling these items