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Written Question
Electronic Cigarettes: Waste
Friday 31st March 2023

Asked by: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the damage to the marine environment caused by the disposal of single use vapes.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We have not made an assessment of the environmental impacts of disposable vapes. However, as part of the review of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations, we will consult on policies aimed at driving up levels of separate collection of electric and electronic waste, including vaping devices, later this year.