Targeting environmental pollution, UK local councils call for disposable vape ban in 2024

FLOW-wrap: break-word !important;"> According to multiple British media reports, local councils in England and Wales said that there are 1.3 million disposable bottles every weeke-cigarettesWhen discarded, disposable e-cigarettes will cause environmental pollution and fire hazards, and are too attractive to minors. It is hoped that disposable e-cigarettes will be completely banned by 2024. According to the summary of Gewu, this discussion on a comprehensive ban on disposable e-cigarettes is based more on the environmental pollution it causes. If a more mature and feasible recycling system can be built, it will not be impossible to solve it.

Among them, regarding environmental pollution issues, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned that the temperature of the lithium batteries contained in disposable e-cigarettes will rise when crushed, causing the garbage truck to catch fire. Research firm NielsenIQ data shows that its data shows that nearly 300 million e-cigarettes (including disposable and other categories) were sold in the UK last year.

MP David Fothergill, Chairman of the British Parliament's Community Welfare Committee, pointed out that disposable e-cigarettes have fundamental flaws in their design and are essentially unsustainable products. This means that a complete ban on single-use would be more effective than trying to recycle more single-use e-cigarettes.

In response, John Dunne, director-general of the British Electronic Cigarette Association (UKVIA), said that disposable e-cigarettes are cheap, easy to obtain and easy to use, helping the UK reduce smoking rates to record lows.e-cigarette industryEfforts are being made to reduce the impact of disposable e-cigarettes on the environment. This is actually a user education issue on how to deal with discarded disposable e-cigarettes. Overall, disposable e-cigarettes have been proven to be highly recyclable, and a comprehensive ban may lead to black market products flooding the UK.

Anti-smoking charity ASH also expressed opposition to a comprehensive ban because it would accelerate illegal sales and increase the risk for children to buy cigarettes. Hazel Cheeseman, deputy CEO of ASH, said it favoured higher taxes on disposable e-cigarettes and stronger regulations on imports and sales.

Based on current reports, this one-time comprehensive ban is still under discussion in the early stages.

A government spokesperson said that a consultation campaign had been launched earlier this year to investigate the impact of e-cigarettes on the environment and health, and countermeasures were being considered; and the spokesperson said that all consumers are strongly encouraged to consider disposing of waste single-use e-cigarettes from an environmental perspective, such as participating in retailers 'recycling plans.

Previously, Gewu Consumption has repeatedly mentioned in tweets that supply chains and retailers are promoting the establishment of a recycling plan for used disposable e-cigarettes in the UK market.Including supply chain brandsFEELM, disposable brand Elfbar,ELUX, and retailersVPZ have all taken action through cooperation with local professional institutions.

In addition, some brands use recyclable materials to produce disposable e-cigarettes to reduce the recycling cost of disposable e-cigarettes. example, Middle Eastern brand ANDS has launched a disposable e-cigarette SLIX with a shell made of cardboard and claims to be 99.29% recyclable, and has reached a partnership with a British distributor to be available in 1500 British supermarkets.