A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Ban on disposable e-cigs 'considered'

- DAN VEVERS

"VAPE crusader" Laura Young has hailed an SNP government review into banning disposable e-cigs.

The 26-year-old activist said the move was a "great development" - which came just a day after the Record launched a campaign to clamp down on the growing litter menace of single-use vapes.

Urged by Green MSP Gillian Mackay to back the campaign on Thursday, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf revealed in parliament the study into one-use vapes, which he said would "include consideration of a ban.

Ministers published further details of the review yesterday morning, which will be led by quango Zero Waste Scotland and examine the experiences of other countries in dealing with the gadgets.

Young - whose campaigning to raise awareness of the pollution blight caused by throwaway e-cigs has seen her dubbed the "vape crusader" - said the inquiry was "exciting".

She told the Record: "It's a great development. Coming from Zero Waste Scotland, I've got a lot of confidence because they are about the circular economy, they are about reducing as much waste as possible. And I think they seem to understand that recycling is not the answer to a lot of our problems.

"Actually, it's about finding the most waste-free option - and for this example here, that's reusable, rechargeable vapes.

"It's a really exciting development - I hope it's done with urgency and I hope it will be thorough in the variety of different environmental issues involved.