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Vapers warned not to stockpile ‘fire risk’ disposables before UK ban

The ban, enforced from Sunday, is designed to reduce youth vaping and tackle environmental damage

The Guardian - UK

Warning over environmental ‘vapocalypse’ despite ban on disposable versions

Campaigners are concerned consumers may notice no difference between single-use vapes and new models flooding the market.

The Independent UK

Safe and easy ways to recycle electricals – and even get money for your old gadgets

From collection bins at your local supermarket to trading in or reselling, there are options for unwanted tech

The Guardian - UK

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More than a million vapes a day in UK thrown away, says research

From June 2025 it will be illegal to sell single-use vapes to combat environmental damage

The Guardian - UK

Sale of cheap ‘big puff’ vapes driving waste crisis, campaigners warn

Concerns are growing over new models coming to market that are driving up the waste crisis as the incoming ban on single-use vapes looms.

The Independent UK

Disposable vapes set to be banned across Britain from summer of 2025

The ban comes amid fears children are illegally buying and becoming hooked on the flavoured devices

The Independent UK

Vapes redesigned to avoid UK crackdown could lead to more waste, say critics

Reusable varieties unlikely to dent environmental impact of e-cigarette waste, even as they curb battery waste

The Guardian - UK

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Millions of vapes could be dumped before UK ban as retailers ‘fail to recycle’

Nine out of 10 producers and sellers do not fulfil their legal duty to help consumers dispose of e-cigarettes, study shows

The Guardian - UK

Millions of vapes could be dumped ahead of UK ban as retailers ‘fail to recycle’

Nine out of ten producers and sellers do not fulfil their legal duty to help consumers dispose of e-cigarettes, study shows

The Guardian - UK

Retailers to pay for consumers’ e-waste recycling from 2026 under UK plans

Households will be able to drop off cables and other electrical waste in-store or have home collections, says Defra

The Guardian - UK

Half a billion cheap electrical items go to UK landfills in a year, research finds

Research by Material Focus shows everyday items such as disposable vapes are a big contributing factor

The Guardian - UK

Ban on single-use vapes in UK may ‘flood market with illegal products’

Ministers said to be planning to legislate against the devices because of concerns about children’s health

The Guardian - UK

Single use vapes set to be banned over child addiction concerns

Disposable vapes come in sweet and fruity flavours and are often placed near sweets or the front counters of shops

The Independent UK

Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears

Government understood to have concluded the disposable nicotine products are mainly aimed at under-18s

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Evening Standard

Five million single-use vapes discarded each week, research finds

The study also showed that just 17 per cent of vapers dispose of their vapes in the correct way

The National (Scotland)

Five million disposable vapes thrown away every week, campaign group says

The number of disposable vapes thrown away has quadrupled to five million per week over the past year, according to research from a recycling…

The Independent UK

Number of vapes thrown away every week soars to five million as habit fuels alarming rise in waste

This is a fourfold surge compared to 2022

The Guardian - UK

Call for UK ban on single-use vapes as more than 5m discarded each week

Exclusive: Fourfold increase on 2022 sees enough vapes discarded to create 5,000 electric car batteries

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PC Gamer

The data suggests Britain's best years of electronics recycling are already behind it

But the raw numbers are hiding other trends behind Britain's plateauing recycling numbers, and an expert points to Covid and our changing attitudes to tech to provide answers.

The Guardian - UK

I tried to properly recycle a disposable vape. It did not go well

Single-use e-cigarettes send tonnes of valuable lithium to landfill in the UK. Why not ban them, as Australia did, asks Guardian deputy audience editor Emma Snaith

The National (Scotland)

How do you recycle a disposable vape in Scotland?

AS the Scottish Government launches an urgent review into single-use vapes, a recycling organisation is calling for manufacturers of the products to…

Wales Online

More than 700 fires in waste trucks and sites caused by batteries thrown away

A new campaign highlights the danger of not disposing of electrical appliances properly

Wales Online

Call to ban disposable vapes that 'get children as young as 11 hooked on smoking'

Teenagers who vape are three to four times more likely to smoke cigarettes later in life, a doctor says

Wales Online

Campaign is encouraging people to love their old toasters

Michelle Ackerley is lending a helping hand to launch the Love Your Old Toaster campaign

Wales Online

1.3million disposable vapes are now being thrown in the bin every week

Annually it wastes enough lithium to create batteries for 1,200 electric cars, and poses a major fire hazard

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