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The impact of vapes and e-cigarettes on the environment and the challenges in terms of legislation, behaviour change and recycling schemes.

Data suggests that the Government needs to introduce more restrictions to protect children from vaping

Landfill fires are on the rise and a big culprit of these issues has been deduced to lithium-ion batteries found in disposable vapes.

The 1.3m disposable e-cigarettes discarded every week often end up in general waste and their broken batteries are highly flammable

Aberdeen City Council will write to the Scottish Government pledging its support for a ban on disposable vapes.

Single-use e-cigarettes send tonnes of valuable lithium to landfill in the UK. Why not ban them, as Australia did, asks Guardian deputy audience editor Emma Snaith

Laura Hughes says they are a big litter problem – having collected many off the streets of Scalloway

Continuing our look into the prevalence of vaping amongst young people, in Part 2 of 'Curiosity, peer pressure and nicotine: why young people are choosing to vape', we speak with a number of area schools to gauge their stance on the issue, look at the increase in littering on our streets as a result of vaping, and speak with some more students who outline their views.

New Material Focus research has identified that around 75% of UK adults would recycle their electricals at their local supermarket, electrical retailer or

Falkirk councillors have unanimously agreed to support a nationwide call for a ban on single use, disposable vapes.