Waste Management Webinar
The UK Vaping Industry Association is set to host a webinar on the ‘Future of Vape Waste Management Post-Disposables’
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by Dave Cross
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The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) says: “Ironically, the WEEE consultation section that relates to vaping was designed to review current regulations due to the environmental challenges associated with single use vapes. However, disposables are now about to be banned. So, what does this all mean for the future of vape waste management in the UK?”
UKVIA says the timing of the government’s decision to ban disposables as the WEEE consultation is being carried out raises many questions:
- Is a separate stream now relevant given the type of vapes requiring recycling and the potential reduction in volumes that need dealing with through the waste chain?
- How will waste generated from black market disposables, which is expected to rise considerably upon introduction of the ban, be collected, treated and recycled, and who will be responsible for paying for it?
- What is the potential of household recycling in the new vaping landscape post-disposables and does it stack up financially?
- How does the industry and local government partner up to make waste collection more accessible in public places that are owned and controlled by the councils?
- And how do we get vapers to dispose of the millions of rechargeable devices and refillable pods that will still be generated as a result of the new vaping landscape that will emerge from the disposables ban?
- Is there an opportunity to create a scheme that recognises the environmental responsibility of the vaping sector?
The UK Vaping Industry Association says that to answer these questions and to detail what the WEEE regulatory reform could mean for the vaping industry, it is organising a webinar on the ‘Future of Vape Waste Management Post-Disposables’ to take place on Monday April 15, 2024.
The webinar will feature a panel of experts – chaired by Stewart Price, Head of Producer Responsibility Services with Waste Experts – discussing and offering their professional insights.
The webinar is free.
References:
- “The Future of Vape Waste Management Post-Disposables” webinar - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future-of-vape-waste-management-post-disposables-tickets-862991660287
Photo Credit:
Webinar Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash, resized and blurred, open source recycle logo added
Dave Cross
Journalist at POTVDave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous start-ups to develop content for their websites.
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