UK Vaping Market: Councils Call for Disposable Vape Ban by 2024

Disposable vapes cause litter problems, are a fire hazard and appeal too strongly to children, according to local councils in England and Wales. The Local Government Association says vapes are thrown away each week and wants them banned by 2024. Single use varieties have surged in popularity, driven by Chinese brands such as Elfbar and Lost Mary. The UK Vaping Industry Association says they help smokers quit and can be recycled. Disposable vapes offer a few hundred puffs of nicotine-containing vapour, often with an added flavour of fruit or sweets, in bright plastic packaging – which are thrown away when empty.