Ban the sale of single-use disposable vapes.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Ban the import and sale of single-use disposable vapes.

Interim:
Retailers, manufacturers and distributors comply with Extended Producer Responsibility, and improve disposal information.
Strengthen trading standards aligning with tobacco; removing multi-buy deals and selling behind screens.

Disposable vapes surged the market, significantly marketing young people, selling over 1 million/week, despite having a scarce lithium-ion battery (Material Focus, 2022).
Most go to general waste. When not recycled (WEEE waste), they risk fires during collection and processing.
Containing mixed materials and hazardous chemicals, they require manual dismantlement; processing 1M+/week is unfeasible.
A ban aligns to a circular economy, net zero, and allows reusable devices for smoking cessation.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Ban the import, manufacture, and sale of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes

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Introduce new restrictions on vape packaging, flavours and display: Introduce new restrictions on vape packaging, flavours and display

Timeline

25 May 2023	Petition opened for signatures
2 Jun 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Jun 2023

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