'Clear environmental menace': Disposable vapes to be banned in the UK

Cecilia Keating
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'Clear environmental menace': Disposable vapes to be banned in the UK

Government announces plan to introduce legislation that would ban disposable vapes that have been blamed for producing a mountain of avoidable e-waste

The government has today announced a plan to ban disposable vapes across the UK, as part of its broader crackdown on vaping and smoking among young people. The move was this morning hailed as a major...

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