scotland is weighing up a ban and france may bring one in later this year. could the days of the disposable vapes be numbered? angus crawford, bbc news. i spoke to environmental activist laura young, who told me why she wants disposable vapes banned. ultimately there is a wide range of issues associated with these. i came across this from the environmental perspective. they are a single use electronic device that are wasting precious resources, like lithium and cobalt, they re creating vast amounts of waste, they are also dangerous if disposed of incorrectly, with a fire hazard associated with the battery. they re being littered and just causing havoc when we get rid of them, and they are being sold in vast quantities. we have about 1.3 million of these disposed every single week in the uk, but of course we have public health issues as well, and lots of young people and nonsmokers taking this up, and it is because the marketing is very good, it is very clever,
on flavoured vapes and the rest to be sold in plain packaging not helpful, according to the industry, which believes vaping is the best way to wean people off cigarettes. we think single use vaping products, whilst they have attracted an audience, there s some numbers of 4 to 7% growth, but actually if you took latest estimates, it could be up to 20% of under 185. the key thing is it s illegal to sell vaping products to under 185 like any age restricted category. so from our perspective, these have done a really good job at helping smokers move across to vaping because they re so simple to use. in england, the government says it will review the health and environmental impact of vapes, while scotland is weighing up a ban and the french may outlaw them by the end of the year. could the days of the disposable vape now be numbered? angus crawford, bbc news. live now to environmental activist laura young.
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