Disposable vape ban: ACS is encouraging retailers to start their preparations for promoting via disposable vaping merchandise forward of the ban, which is about to return into drive in Wales and Scotland on April 1st 2025.
From April 1st, the one vaping merchandise that will probably be authorized on the market in Wales and Scotland will probably be those who function the next:
- Should be refillable (a container that’s refillable or that may be changed, equivalent to a pod system) and;
- Should be rechargeable (containing a battery that may be recharged and a alternative coil or coil that’s contained in a cartridge or pod which is individually accessible after buy and might be changed within the product’s regular course of use)
Underneath the earlier Westminster Authorities, proposals had been put ahead to ban disposable vapes on April 1st 2025, with particulars broadly according to the remainder of the UK, however the present Authorities haven’t but confirmed an implementation schedule for the ban. ACS has written to officers, urging the Authorities to supply readability on timescales for the introduction of the rules.
ACS is at the moment creating extra detailed steering for retailers on the implementation of the disposable vape ban, which will probably be accessible in the end. Current steering on promoting reputable vaping merchandise and stopping underage gross sales is accessible right here: https://www.acs.org.uk/
ACS can also be reminding retailers of their tasks in terms of vape recycling. All retailers who promote vaping merchandise have a accountability to supply a facility for purchasers to convey again used or undesirable vapes. At a minimal, retailers have to supply a recycling facility on a one-for-one foundation, which means {that a} retailer solely has to simply accept a vape for recycling if the client is buying a brand new one. Many retailers will decide to supply a bin or container in-store for anybody to return their vapes, which can also be permitted.
Extra particulars on vape recycling can be found right here: https://cdn.acs.org.uk/
