Glastonbury Festival has listed disposable vapes on its list of banned items for its 2023 event. Organisers have warned that the non-rechargeable vapes are a danger at waste centres and pollute the environment.
Last year, 1.3 million single-use vapes were thrown away every week, each year according to data from Material Focus. This is enough to cover 22 football pitches. Each disposable vape contains a lithium battery, equivalent to the lithium in batteries inside 1,200 electric vehicles.
The festival has not said what the penalty would be if a ticketholder is found on site with a disposable vape. Knives, non-biodegradable body glitter, gazebos and glass of all kinds (including perfume and mirrors) are among the other prohibited items this year, taking place June 21 to 25.
