This webinar, which was organised as part of Sustainable Vaping Week, explored how to best encourage consumers to recycle their used vapes, new and evolving vape recycling processes and solutions, challenges of meeting WEEE obligations, the benefits of a licensing scheme in securing environmental compliance and the waste management implications of a ban on disposable vapes.
Speakers for the session, chaired by UKVIA Director General John Dunne, included:
- Tim Marlow, Co-founder and Commercial Director of Liberty Recycling Solutions
- Nathan Lowrey, Commercial Manager of Gap Group North East
- Pieter Vorster, Managing Director of Idwala Research
- Dan Marchant, Co-owner of Vape Club
The webinar also featured a presentation breaking down producer responsibilities and WEEE obligations delivered by Cathy Bedworth and Ian Smirthwaite of the Environment Agency.