'Vape crusader' Laura Young hails Glasgow backing for disposable e-cigs ban

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Scotland's “vape crusader” Laura Young has hailed the momentum behind the campaign to outlaw polluting disposable e-cigs after Glasgow City Council backed the call.The young activist said the move by Scotland’s largest local authority to support a national ban on disposable vapes was “extremely encouraging”.Ms Young said she hoped more councils would follow suit as Glasgow became the third local authority to back a ban, following similar declarations by Dundee and Renfrewshire chiefs.Glasgow City Council will write to Scottish ministers throwing its weight behind outlawing the throwaway gadgets amid the Record’s campaign to highlight the growing pollution menace linked to the products.In the wake of our coverage, the Scottish Government announced in January it would launch an “urgent review” into single-use vaping products with a potential ban on the cards.Ms Young, a PhD student from Dundee, has spent months raising awareness of the environmental and litter threat from disposable vapes, with her efforts seeing her dubbed the “vape crusader”.The 26-year-old told the Record: “Now that Dundee City Council has led the way with supporting the ban of disposable vapes, it’s extremely encouraging to see a further two councils add their support.“With backing from Scotland’s largest, Glasgow City Council, alongside Renfrewshire Council, we are seeing more voices request the Scottish Government does the same.“Let’s hope this is the beginning of more councils joining in to voice their concerns over these problematic devices.“The momentum is clearly with our campaign.”We’ve told how the explosion in popularity of throwaway e-cigs has turned Scots streets and parks into a plastic dumping ground.As well as single-use plastic waste,