When you are nearly 80 then clearing out your wardrobe and changing your outfit is probably expected – and that’s what Royal Bank of Scotland is doing with its mobile branch network.
30.06.2023 - 05:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Government-funded environmental group is calling for a ban on single use disposable vapes to be considered.
Zero Waste Scotland also said a charge on customers buying a product linked to a littering crisis should also be an option.
The Record has led calls for a ban on single use vapes after our streets and beaches became dumping grounds for e-cigarettes.
A new report by ZWS, a not-for-profit group, and Dr Dominic Hogg of Equanimator Ltd has laid bare the scale of the problem.
They found that sales revenues of single-use vapes through grocery outlets doubled between October 2022 and March.
It was also estimated that around 67% of users were under twenty five and that 10% of the e-cigs are littered.
The report also noted that the batteries used in some popular vapes could be recharged 500 times.
It added: “Both the environmental impacts and health issues for young people are of concern around SU-ecig use worldwide. A number of jurisdictions have already introduced, or are considering introducing, bans on sales, whilst some have banned only flavoured e-cigarettes.
“Action on limiting the use of SU-ecigs has so far been largely driven by health concerns, however, as the SU-ecigs have increased their market share, so the environmental concerns are becoming more prominent in the minds of the public.”
Nine policy options are listed, including a ban on the sale of single use vapes, requiring that batteries be removed and replaced and a tax linked to recycling performance.
Other options include a levy payable by the customer, a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and tightening of enforcement of existing law in relation to underage sales.
The report concluded: All the above policy options have the
potential to influence environmental outcomes,
When you are nearly 80 then clearing out your wardrobe and changing your outfit is probably expected – and that’s what Royal Bank of Scotland is doing with its mobile branch network.
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