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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

Disposable vapes cause fires and cost taxpayer, English and Welsh councils say

A selection of disposable vapes
About 1.3m single-use vapes are thrown away each week in the UK, according to research. Photograph: Peter Dazeley/Alamy

Disposable vapes are increasingly causing fires in bin lorries and recycling issues at a “great cost” to the taxpayer, councils have said.

The Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, said single-use vapes such as Elf bars, Lost Mary and Juul were almost impossible to recycle. They are designed as one unit so batteries cannot be separated from the plastic.

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