People have been warned not to throw away disposable vapes after a bin lorry "nearly caught alight". North Somerset Recycling and Waste said the near-incident happened last Friday, in the lorry ...

Five million disposable vapes are thrown away each week in the UK, a fourfold increase over the past year, according to research from recycling campaign group Material Focus. Only 17% of vapers ...

Research carried out by recycling charity Material Focus found 73 per cent of UK vapers say they throw away single-use vapes.

Full-time carer Mark took to Facebook to spread awareness of his daughter's “life-threatening” experience, urging young people to “throw away vapes” because “it's not worth it”.

Disposable vapes are among dangerous items being thrown away in household waste and causing fires and explosions, putting refuse workers at risk, local councils and waste companies have warned.

North Lanarkshire residents are being warned of the risks of throwing away single-use vapes and are asked to recycle them. Nicotine vaping products (NVPs) contain lithium-ion batteries which pose a ...