Number fell 23% year on year in 2025 but waste companies say recycling systems still under strain from sheer volume

More than 6m vapes and vape pods are still being discarded every week in the UK, wit…

Consumers spent £1.7bn on festive lighting last year and much of it is treated as disposable

UK households have thrown away an estimated 168m light-up Christmas items and other “fast-tech” gifts over …

From June 2025 it will be illegal to sell single-use vapes to combat environmental damage

Thirteen vapes are thrown away every second in the UK – more than a million a day – leading to an “environment…