Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has produced guidance for local councils on the disposal of illegal vapes once seized by trading standards.

The Environment Agency provides guidance on a wide variety of waste management requirements, including on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and chemicals. Illegal vapes seized by trading standards that are being discarded would be classified as WEEE with associated chemical components and as such should be handled in line with existing guidance on WEEE and chemical waste management. The Environment Agency is working with industry to establish what the best available recycling and recovery techniques are so we can ensure they are treated responsibly.