Vapes and electricals recycling: For festivals and events teams

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‘Disposable vapes are the latest sustainability challenge in the ongoing single-use plastic problem at festivals and events.

While the vape ban comes into effect on 1st June 2025, we know that disposable vapes will still find their way onto festival sites—posing a significant risk if not managed properly.’

For more information see the Material Focus Festivals and Events toolkit.

Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland’s plastic waste

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‘At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland’s biggest plastic problems.

About 62,000 items wash up on the beach each year, much of it from the waterways in and around Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city.

Campaigners say the only solution is to stop the waste entering the water in the first place – and that the introduction of a deposit return scheme for bottles and cans would play a major role in doing just that.’

BBC News