Plastic and the TRPR
In the UK, the TRPR lays down the rules governing the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and products containing nicotine.
There is much about the TRPR that defies logic. Perhaps the biggest issue is that e-liquids containing nicotine may only be sold in volume of 10ml or less. This rule was an attempt to limit consumption which, of course, it doesn’t. Vapers have been forced to invest in multiple bottles of e-liquid when one larger one would have sufficed, thereby increasing the quantity of plastic items used.
If you are thinking that five 10ml bottles would contain the same amount of plastic as one 50ml bottle, think again. Small e-liquid bottles generate thousands of tonnes of entirely unnecessary plastic.
It is hard to imagine why the government would claim to be addressing plastic waste and then institute regulations that guarantee an increase in plastic usage.
To make matters worse, the TRPR has also led to an increase in both waste paper and cardboard. The regulations stipulate that a leaflet must be included with each bottle of e-liquid. This has meant that every bottle of e-liquid is now supplied in a box as some form of container is required to hold the paperwork.
