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<p>Vape producers need to register with the Environment Agency under the Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations and report the tonnage of vapes that they
place on the market each year. Prior to 2022, vapes were not reported at a product
specific level; they were reported as Category 7 EEE, which encompasses all Toys,
Leisure, and Sports Equipment. Therefore, within the data the Environment Agency received
from registered producers, it is not possible to identify the types of products that
a company handles and thus it is not possible to determine how many vaping products
were reported as being placed on the market.</p><p> </p><p>For 2022 and 2023, the
Environment Agency requested Compliance Schemes in England to submit data on the tonnage
of vapes that their producer members placed on the market. For 2022, the total is
1,637 tonnes. The 2023 data is pending. Producers that register directly with the
Environment Agency rather than with Compliance Schemes still include vapes within
their Category 7 data, meaning the Environment Agency does not collect or hold vape
specific data for direct registrants.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold detailed
data on compliance fee payments under the UK WEEE Regulations, as this is managed
independently of government. Compliance fee payments are broken down by categories,
laid down in the WEEE Regulations and not by individual product level.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment
sites that recycle WEEE submit recycling data to the Environment Agency. This data
is also not product specific and thus it is not possible to determine how many vaping
products have been recycled. The Environment Agency does not collect or hold data
on incorrect disposal of vapes.</p>
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