Update: are disposable vapes now banned in the UK? Evapo Printweek Disposable vapes banned, new powers for plain packaging Printweek The UK banned disposable vapes. Almost one year on, 6 million vapes are still thrown out every week. China manufactures the world's vapes, banned its own citizens from buying them, and ships the rest straight to Prague. Since October 2022, China banned all flavored e cigarettes domestically, officially to protect Disposable vapes are banned from the shelves of all shops from Sunday in a bid to cut their use among young people as well as the avalanche of litter they create. Read