Images show the shocking scale of single-use vapes pollution at Irvine Beach
At least 500 disposable vapes were thrown away on a single Scots beach last week amid the scorching weather, causing a litter nightmare and threatening marine life.
Clean-up teams including volunteers and council workers hauled huge volumes of rubbish off the beach on Sunday including drinks containers, rubbish, clothing and more than 100 towels. “They’re full of chemicals, they’ve got batteries in them, wiring, there’s plastic - and then there’s all the packaging they come in as well, the foil wrapper and the cardboard on top of that.“There were points yesterday where I would literally stand on one spot and I could pick 10 disposable vapes up from around me on the ground.”
“We must see an end to single-use disposable electronic devices which continue to fuel the destructive throwaway culture we've created in pursuit of a more sustainable circular economy.” Catherine Gemmell, Scotland Conservation Officer for the Marine Conservation Society added: “With the volunteers finding so many so close to the sea we are extremely concerned about the impact they could have on local marine habitats and wildlife.”
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