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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to help ensure that the polluter pays principle applies to vaping products.

Under the UK’s WEEE Regulations, businesses which manufacture, import or sell vaping devices have obligations to finance the collection and treatment of these products once they become waste. We are working with the regulators who enforce these regulations to ensure that these businesses are compliant with their existing obligations. We will also consult on reviewing these regulations and explore measures aimed at increasing levels of collections of electricals, including vapes, for recycling.