One year after the UK implemented its ban on disposable vapes on June 1, campaign group Material Focus has revealed that 6.3 million devices are still thrown away weekly. This persistent waste crisis is driven by a lack of accessible retail recycling points and is directly fueling a dangerous surge in bin lorry fires.
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German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider announced Friday that the federal government is drafting legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes nationwide. This decisive move is a direct response to a severe surge in fires at waste processing plants triggered by improperly discarded single-use vapes.
Read moreUnited Conservative Party MLA Chelsae Petrovic has introduced Bill 208, the Vaping Reduction Act, into the Alberta legislature. The proposed legislation aims to curb rising youth vaping rates by potentially banning disposable vapes and tightening retail restrictions, building upon the province’s existing tobacco control framework.
Read moreItaly has formally petitioned the European Commission to block Ireland’s proposed ban on disposable vapes. The Italian business ministry argues the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill violates the EU’s free movement of goods and represents an unjustified “total prohibition.” This rare diplomatic intervention forces the Irish government to defend its public health strategy on the European stage before the legislation can clear the Seanad and become law.
Read moreGovernor Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez join student activists in a push to make Hawaii the first U.S. state to outlaw disposable e-cigarettes, citing an epidemic of youth addiction and environmental waste.
Read moreThe European Commission has officially sanctioned Bulgaria’s legislative move to prohibit single-use e-cigarettes, triggering a mandatory three-month market phase-out period.
Read moreThe Polish government has greenlit a draft bill to ban the sale of all single-use e-cigarettes, regardless of nicotine content. The legislation also restricts nicotine pouches to tobacco flavors and mandates pharmaceutical approval for new recreational nicotine products.
Read moreThe Council of State in the Swiss canton of Fribourg has launched a consultation on a preliminary draft law aimed at reinforcing youth protection against nicotine addiction. Aligned with the federal LPTab (Tobacco Products Act), the proposal introduces a sweeping ban on the sale, distribution, and manufacturing of disposable vaping devices (“puffs”). It also mandates rigorous test purchases to enforce age limits and imposes stricter advertising restrictions than federal law, targeting public spaces, cinemas, and cultural events.
Read moreIrish lawmakers are being urged to tighten the legal definition of “single-use vapes” in upcoming legislation. Critics warn that copying the UK’s wording could allow manufacturers to exploit loopholes, such as adding fake charging ports to disposable devices to evade the ban.
Read moreA coalition of fifty organizations and school principals, led by the Estonian Green Movement, has submitted a public appeal to government ministries demanding a complete ban on disposable e-cigarettes in Estonia by 2027. The appeal cites severe health risks to youth, significant resource waste, and environmental pollution as the primary drivers for the proposed prohibition.
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