There are a lot of things that get landfilled that have some marginal value, but generally if there’s not a huge amount of money to be made recycling things they won’t get recycled. It might not be ...

Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. An anti-vaping sign in Sydney. Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. Australia will ban the importation of disposable ...

Shopkeepers flouted the new vapes crackdown today by selling single-use e-cigarettes on the first day of a Government ban. MailOnline found that one vape dealer in four was willing to sell the banned ...

A ban on the sale of disposable vapes is set to come into force from 1 June 2025, but a shocking survey shows the policy could backfire, potentially derailing the UK's ambition to become smoke-free by ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The selling of disposable vapes is now outlawed – part of a co-ordinated move by Westminster and the devolved governments to ban the supply of devices designed to be thrown away after a few hundred or ...

The popularity of vapes has skyrocketed in recent years - but the days of picking up a disposable vape from the corner shop are now over. Here's what you need to know. A ban on disposable vapes is now ...

Microplastics: Where aren’t they these days? They’re in the food we eat, the water we drink, and, um… the weed we smoke? Apparently! At least if you partake in those ubiquitous, disposable vape ...

Economists have this idea that we live in an efficient market, but it’s hard to fathom that when disposable vapes are equipped with rechargeable lithium cells. Still, just as market economists point ...

Disposable vapes will banned across the UK on Sunday in a government crackdown on e-cigarettes. From June 1, it will be illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes, such as Elf bars and ...

2WF8YWM UK to ban disposable vapes (e-cigarettes) to protect children’s health. Teenage boy with disposable vapes and smoking disposable vapesCredit: Alamy Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new ...

Over the past few years I’ve seen plenty of DIY projects where people have used the batteries in discarded vapes to create rechargeable power banks. But BogdonTheGeek found a use for some of the other ...