More than 20 million vapes sold nationally last year were not recycled.
The figures come Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment have warned they pose serious environmental and fire risks, and is asking the public to never bin them.
In the 20 countries in which the organisation operates, it found just 6 per cent came back for recycling.
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Chairperson of Carrick-on-Shannon Tidy Towns, John Gaffey says while vapes do pose a problem, it is not a huge issue locally:
John says despite the decline in cigarette smokers, issues still remain cleaning up after those:
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