CITY AM – Market Got No Chill: Disposable vapes to be banned as government cracks down on e-cigarettes

CITY AM SAYS Disposable vapes are set to be banned in the UK amid a wider government crackdown on e-cigarettes.

Popular throwaway or single-use vape devices such as Elf Bar and Lost Mary products will be outlawed in a new state-led health kick, Rishi Sunak will announce on Monday morning.

He will unveil the proposed ban – understood to be via existing powers of the Environmental Protection Act – during a school visit. It is expected to come into force at the end of 2024 or the start of 2025.

It’s part of a broader move by the government to create the first smoke-free generation, with additional powers to prevent tobacco products ever being sold to those aged under 15.

The plan, as well as restricting flavours designed to appeal to children, and enforcing plain packaging rules, is expected to benefit the environment, with 5m vapes thrown away weekly. 

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