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Why Does The U.K. Want To Ban Disposable Vapes? (www.forbes.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Doherty@programming.dev to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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The U.K. is taking steps to ban disposable vapes in an effort to protect children’s health, responding to the rising use among teenagers.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Monday the plan to ban disposable vapes to protect children’s health.

Even though selling any vape to individuals under 18 is already prohibited, the government believes that the disposable nature, diverse flavors, and distinctive appearance of recently introduced products in the U.K. market are significant factors contributing to the alarming increase in youth vaping.

There has been a threefold increase in the number of children using vapes over the past three years, according to recent data shared by the U.K. government. Among younger children, the trend is also on the rise, with 9% of 11 to 15-year-olds currently using vapes.

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[–] dabu@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wait wait wait. Tell me more. I've been using these but never did any research - are they really not biodegradable?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago

I mean, they might biodegrade, eventually, but "flushable" is taken by most people to mean that it breaks up when flushed but actually it's an industry invented term to mean it passed a test of their own devising. The problem is, this test doesn't mimic real world flushing conditions and so the "flushable" wipes don't actually break up when flushed, so help contribute to things like fatbergs.

It was on a telly program about products and they demonstrated it there. I doubt I could unearth it but there's plenty of pages online describing the issue, like this.