The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in the United Kingdom from Sunday, as the country becomes the latest to tackle the “environmental nightmare” of the single-use devices. However, some campaigners warn that the new restrictions are just “a drop in the ocean” in the war against plastic waste.
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Rishi Sunak and now Labour are trying to phase out smoking and vaping completely. If passed, anyone born after 1 January 2009 cannot be legally sold cigarettes. It was in the Labour’s manifesto during the past general election. Also see this BBC report.