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Defra publishes ministerial direction for local authorities on single-use vapes disposal

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Published on: 02 June 2025

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LNB News 02/06/2025

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Issue Date: 02 June 2025

Published Date: 02 June 2025

Jurisdiction(s): England

Article summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Direction 2025, outlining specific disposal requirements for local authorities. The direction, issued by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mary Creagh CBE MP, requires local authorities to classify single-use vapes as waste and ensure they are sent to a waste management organisation for proper disposal. Authorities must also ensure that the designated waste management organisation uses the best available treatment, recovery, and recycling techniques, in line with regulation 31 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, SI 2013/3113.

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