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Despite UKs ban on single-use vapes, over six million units still discarded weekly, causing fires and straining waste management. Veolia and Biffa report daily fires and hundreds of thousands of wrongly recycled vapes monthly. Lithium battery fires surged in Scotland, costing UK £1 billion annually. Market shift to rechargeables, but two million single-use vapes bought weekly, likely from illegal sellers. Experts and government push for mandatory recycling bins and awareness campaigns, with heavy fines for illegal sales.

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