The sale or supply of single-use vapes is being banned across the UK from 1 June 2025.
Single-use vapes often become litter or are sent to landfill. This ban will help stop the harm they cause the environment.
Businesses should take steps now to start planning for the new law and start stocking reusable vapes instead.
The Welsh Government has written to small- and medium-size retailers across Wales who have been identified as selling or supplying single-use vapes, but the ban applies to anyone selling single-use vapes across the UK.
When the ban comes into force, businesses will have to:
- Stop selling single-use vape products to customers or other businesses.
- Stop buying single-use vape products from wholesalers.
- Tell their staff and customers about these changes.
Anyone who still has banned products after 1 June should speak to suppliers or existing disposal companies about how to recycle them safely and legally.
Failing to recycle single-use vape stocks from 1 June will put your business at risk of commercial loss and legal enforcement action.
Single-use vapes cannot go into household waste and must be disposed of safely, either through your existing disposal company, or at household recycling centres. This is due to the risk of catching fire, and mixed materials including batteries, metal and plastic.
For further information please select the following link: Single-use vapes ban: guidance for businesses | GOV.WALES or email: leq@gov.wales.