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Vape recycling facilities for stores could be mandatory under new regulation

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During Talking Retail’s new podcast ‘The future of vaping’ it was revealed that new regulation could be imminent which will require stores to offer some kind of recycling facility regardless of turnover. Talking about vape recycling at stores, One Stop retailer Sunder Sandher said: “[It’s…

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