Tory councillors have been slammed for blocking calls for a disposable e-cigs ban in a town swamped by a tsunami of plastic vape litter.
East Renfrewshire became the first Scottish council to actively reject a ban on the disposable gadgets after local Conservatives torpedoed the move.
Campaigners reacted with anger to the “extremely disappointing” decision amid the Daily Record’s campaign to clamp down on the polluting, throwaway devices which have turned our public spaces into a dumping ground.
