Vape ban isn't working, says waste firm boss (UK) 9/Sep/2025 скачать в хорошем качестве

Vape ban isn't working, says waste firm boss (UK) 9/Sep/2025

The ban on disposable vapes is failing to stop millions being thrown away incorrectly, and the devices are still causing chaos for the waste industry, a boss at a leading firm has said. "We're seeing more vapes in our system, causing more problems, more fires than ever before," said Roger Wright, the strategy and packaging manager at Biffa. Vape firms have launched cheap reusable devices, so instead of refilling and recycling them, people were binning them and buying more, he said. A spokesperson for the vape industry said the June ban had been a success, and any rise in devices being thrown away was likely due to sales on the black market. In April and May, the last two months before the ban, Biffa's recycling facilities in Suffolk, Teesside and London saw around 200,000 vapes on average incorrectly mixed in with general recycling. For the three months since the ban in June, the average figure has been 3% higher. Biffa handles almost a fifth of the UK's waste, and Mr Wright reckons the rest of the industry will be seeing a similar picture, suggesting around a million vapes a month going into general recycling. This may partly be because large stocks of disposables were sold off at reduced prices before the ban came into force. But the vape industry's response to the ban has also contributed, says Mr Wright. #vapeban #disposalvapes #vapebangonewrong