Pressure is mounting to ban single use disposable devices, says the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA).
It believes the industry is working to address its environmental responsibilities as focus on sustainability issues gathers momentum. Elsewhere, Planet of the Vapes is reporting that Scotland could ban disposables following pressure from a Green MSP.
“The UKVIA and our members are in discussions with a number of waste companies to create a recycling solution that is fit for purpose for the vaping sector,” the organisation said. “If the first two weeks of 2023 are anything to go by, the debate over disposables and their impact on the environment is set to be a hot topic which will dominate the news schedules for some time to come.”
Already this year, we have witnessed disposable vapes being removed from the shelves of upmarket supermarket chain Waitrose.
Commercial Director Charlotte Di Cello said they were a retailer ‘driven by doing the right thing’ and added: “Selling single use vapes is not something we could justify given the impact on both the environment and the health of young people.
“We had already decided it wasn’t right to stock the fashionable bright coloured devices which are seeing rapid growth – so this decision is the final jigsaw piece in our clear decision not to be part of the single use vaping market.”
Dave Cross – Planet of the Vapes – 2023-01-27.
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