Vaping ban: Scotland to explore ban on disposable vapes following health and environmental concerns

Scotland is set to explore a ban on single-use vaping products, as experts warn they lead children and young people onto smoking.
Joseph Anderson
By Joseph Anderson
Published 5th Sep 2023, 17:03 BST
Updated 5th Sep 2023, 17:03 BST
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A ban on single-use vaping products is set to be explored by the Scottish Government following an outcry over the negative environmental and health issues associated with their use.

Gillian Mackay, the Scottish Green MSP who has been campaigning for a ban, said it would prevent millions of disposable vapes from ending up as litter and save children from a life of nicotine addiction.

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Ms Mackay said: “Single-use-vapes, particularly those deliberately targeted at young people, are the scourge of a generation and risk creating a health and environmental catastrophe very, very quickly.

Zero Waste Scotland estimates that up to 26 million disposable vapes were consumed and thrown away in Scotland in the last yearZero Waste Scotland estimates that up to 26 million disposable vapes were consumed and thrown away in Scotland in the last year
Zero Waste Scotland estimates that up to 26 million disposable vapes were consumed and thrown away in Scotland in the last year

“There will be a likely faux outcry from those in the tobacco industry and potentially even the UK Government, which likes nothing better than to meddle in decisions taken by our Parliament, but this is too important for political games.

“Experts across the medical world and environmental campaigners agree there is an urgent and growing need for action. I am very proud that it is a government with Scottish Greens at its heart who are taking those bold steps.”

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