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Is this the end of disposable vapes?

Season 1, Ep. 1117
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As rates of vaping continue to rise across the UK, a health and environmental crisis is unfolding. Will the banning of single-use vapes in the UK turn the tides on their environmental cost?


Writer: Jess Swinburne


Producer: Karla Patella


Photography: Alex Jones


Executive Producer:  Rebecca Moore

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