Fed up Lanarkshire locals demand ban on disposable vapes after increasing amounts found littered
dailyrecord.co.ukFed up Lanarkshire locals are hoping to take action after coming across increasing amounts of disposable vape pens littering the streets.Members of Hamilton and Blantyre Litter Pickers have signed a petition to have single-use vapes banned following concerns of huge amounts of plastic not being recycled.Volunteers are particularly alarmed to see hundreds of the electronic nicotine products carelessly strewn outside local schools.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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We're noticing it more and more."It's been getting flagged up a lot on the group, and somebody's dog was actually harmed from eating the battery out of one that was left and ended up at the vet."We're seeing more and more of it.
It's e-waste which needs to be disposed of properly."Our pet hate in the litter group is plastic because it stays around for years and years."We want to see them banned all together, there's lots of petitions out there calling for that.
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