On the 29th January, Government announced that disposable vapes will be banned in England, Scotland and Wales as part of plans to create a ‘smokefree generation’.

‘DEFRAs ban will have a positive impact on our environment. 5 million disposable vapes are thrown away each week, up from 1.3 million last year. Over a year this is equivalent to the lithium batteries of 5,000 electric vehicles.

Enforcement of the disposables ban will be carried out through Trading Standards Officers.’

The proposals will also ‘restrict flavours specifically marketed at children, ensuring manufactures produce plainer, less visually appealing packaging’ for reuseable vapes.

The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign.

In 2024, the campaign returns from 15 March to 31 March.

Last year, our incredible #LitterHeroes pledged to pick more than 400,000 bags of litter throughout the campaign period.

See Keep Britain Tidy for more details.

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