Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: equality impact assessment results - interim

Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes

Title of Policy:

Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

The Scottish Government seeks to make regulations to prohibit the sale and supply of single-use vapes.

The policy objectives of the intervention are to:

• Accelerate a reduction in environmental harm by reducing the number of vapes being landfilled, incinerated, and littered, thereby increasing recycling and reuse rates;
• Stimulate businesses and consumers to reduce their use of single-use vapes and encourage replacing them with reusable alternatives, thereby supporting a switch to less environmentally harmful products.

Directorate: Environment and Forestry

Division: Producer Responsibility Division

Team: Product Stewardship