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Nine in 10 stores failing to provide vape recycling drop-off points

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Only 11% of stores are providing recycling facilities for disposable vapes, says a survey from not-for-profit organisation Material Focus. The campaign group visited 764 retailers in 13 cities across the UK to find out if they were providing recycling facilities in their store. Only 86…

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