News 6.3m vapes are thrown away each week despite single-use ban 27th March 2026 e-cigarettes / Material Focus / vapes News £1m Electricals Recycling Fund 2026 opens for applications 12th March 2026 E-Waste / Electricals / Material Focus News Material Focus announces recipients of Circular Electricals Fund 16th February 2026 Material Focus / wee / WEEE News Great Cable Challenge to return for International E-Waste Day 6th August 2025 Critical Raw Materials / E-Waste / Material Focus News International E-Waste Day 2025 to focus on critical raw materials 11th June 2025 International E-Waste Day / Material Focus / WEEE News New types of disposable vapes could bring ‘significant environmental challenges’ after ban 27th May 2025 disposable vapes / Material Focus / Recycling News Material Focus launches new £1 million Circular Electricals Fund 14th May 2025 Electricals / Material Focus / WEEE News 8.2 million vapes thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week 17th December 2024 disposable vapes / Material Focus / Single-Use News Disposable vapes to be banned from June next year 24th October 2024 disposable vapes / e-cigarettes / Material Focus Opinion How to reduce e-waste: Inspiring recycling with behaviour change 9th September 2024 E-Waste / Material Focus / Recycling News Material Focus instals giant “HypnoCat” hologram in Waterloo Station 19th August 2024 E-Waste / Material Focus / WEEE News Material Focus launches campaign to encourage cable recycling 7th August 2024 International E-Waste Day / Material Focus / metal News Over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries and waste sites last year 13th May 2024 Lithium Ion Batteries / Material Focus / Waste Fires News Households hoarding 880 million unused electrical items, Material Focus says 2nd April 2024 Electricals / Material Focus / WEEE News 90% of vape producers and retailers don’t meet environmental regulations 22nd March 2024 disposable vapes / Material Focus / WEEE News Study reveals UK throws away 500m small electricals per year 13th October 2023 disposable vapes / International E-Waste Day / Material Focus News Material Focus awards 40 projects with £1.8 million in funding 28th September 2023 Electricals / local authorities / Material Focus News National TV campaign launched to encourage WEEE recycling 24th March 2023 Material Focus / Recycling / WEEE First 1 2 Last
