Disposable vape \’demand drops as users shift to reusable options\’

Disposable vape \'demand drops as users shift to reusable options\' The popularity of disposable vapes has fallen ahead of a UK-wide ban on their sale on June 1, shows a new study, suggesting that vape users are switching to refillable and rechargeable vapes in anticipation of the ban. According to University College London (UCL) researchers, the percentage of people aged 16-24 who mainly use disposable vapes has dropped by nearly half in the last year from 63 per cent to 35 per cent. Overall vaping use stalled between January 2024 and 2025 in all adults over 16, after several years of significant growth. The UCL study looked at survey data on vaping habits in England, Wales and Scotland both before and after the ban was announced. The study used data from the Smoking Toolkit Study, which collected data on 88,611 people aged 16 and over.