One year on from the 1st June 2025 ban on the sale of disposable vapes, Material Focus warns that a ”retailer recycling lottery” is undermining the environmental intentions behind the ban, as recycling a vape is still not as easy as it is to buy one. New research reveals that while the ban is beginning...
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Disposable vapes banned to protect children’s health
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious Government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the Prime Minister has announced today [Monday 29th January] on a visit to a school. The measure comes as part of the Government’s response to its consultation on smoking and...
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ELWA and Wastecare host ‘Jumbo the Battery Elephant’ in East London shopping centres
The East London Waste Authority (ELWA) has partnered with Wastecare Group, a leading waste recycling provider, to host their Take Charge campaign across four London Boroughs during 2023 Recycling Week. The Take Charge campaign, hosted across Recycling Week from 16th – 22nd October, is a nationwide incentive to promote the safe recycling of batteries to...