Disposable vapes are officially banned in the UK! Up until now, five million disposable vapes have been thrown away every single week, with many of them ending up as litter in From Sunday, the sale of single use vapes will be banned across the UK. Single use vapes create litter and plastic pollution, and are linked to young people vaping. The ban will help stop 2FIRSTS Disposable e cigarette ban in UK could lead to cigarette "comeback," warns environment department UK to ban sale of disposable vapes in response to soaring waste and safety risks CNN