Question reference: S6W-14531
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 9 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a deposit return scheme for disposable vapes.
Answer
I have commissioned an urgent review of the environmental impacts and management of single-use vapes. Zero Waste Scotland will lead on the review, which will examine available evidence and consider potential options to tackle the issue, including the potential for single use vapes to be subject to a deposit return mechanism.
We will consider the evidence and expert advice and bring forward policy options in due course.