Less Waste Laura: Ban Disposable Vapes Campaign Update
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There has been a huge wave of support for the Ban Disposable Vapes campaign which started at the end of 2022. It went from contacting my MP being confused at these products, how to make change, and lots of social media posts filled with frustration, to now having multiple amazing organisations and media outlets on board to make change. The biggest update from today is that we now have councils in England and Wales supporting a ban on disposable vapes, and the vast majority in Scotland on board too.
If you need information around what disposable vapes are, and why they are bad, and the campaign more generally, head to this page!
Another update is that the Scottish Government has released their report around the environmental harms from disposable vapes, and you can see it here:
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Westminster Parliamentary event video
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Environment All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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In April I spoke at the Environment All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) hosted an in-person event to discuss the potential ban of disposable e-vapes. You can watch the full event on YouTube clicking above.
Panel Chair: Selaine Saxby MP (Environment APPG Vice Chair), Libby Peake (head of resource policy, Green Alliance), Laura Young (environmental campaigner), Alex Heal (Financial Times), Dr Caroline Johnson MP (Conservative MP, Health Select Committee), John Dunne (director general, UK Vaping Industry Association).
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What is the environmental cost of disposable vapes?
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A fantastic and comprehensive piece from the Financial Times around the environment and public health issues associated with disposable vapes.
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If you're interested in helping with the campaign, or want to show your support, please do get in touch with your MSP (if you're in Scotland), MP (if you're in the rest of the UK), or share on social media (if you're from outside of the UK), to raise awareness and encourage more people to call for this ban. Using #BanDisposableVapes and tagging me @LessWasteLaura ensures I can see it and share!
You can use information from this web page to build your email, and find appropriate media articles to support.
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