The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) revealed that legislation has been laid out in parliament to prohibit the sale of single-use vapes starting on June 1st of next year.
By next summer, the government plans to outlaw the distribution and sale of single-use vapes.
Companies will have until the deadline "to prepare for the ban coming into force and sell any remaining stock they hold," according to the statement.
The UK government and devolved governments worked closely on the ban and would "align coming into force dates", the department added.
Circular economy minister Mary Creagh said single-use vapes were "extremely wasteful and blight our towns and cities".
"That is why we are banning single-use vapes as we end this nation's throwaway culture," she said.
"This is the first step on the road to a circular economy, where we use resources for longer, reduce waste, accelerate the path to net zero and create thousands of jobs across the country."
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