International tobacco companies in the UK have failed to support independent retailers offering recycling services for used e-cigarette products, it has been reported.

Changes to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling laws mean retailers selling electronics will have to offer recycling services. Earlier this year it was confirmed that the Office of Product Safety and Standards would begin enforcement activities against non-compliant retailers from the end of March.

UK media outlet Better Retailing contacted Philip Morris Limited (PML), British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco to ask how they could help retailers. None of this has been specifically answered.

Lindsay Mennell Keating, head of corporate and legal affairs at Imperial UK, said the company communicated responsible disposal guidelines to consumers and retailers and confirmed it offered consumers a plan for the safe disposal of their Blu devices.

A PML spokesman explained that it also runs a recycling programme for its Veeba disposable electronic steam equipment, but only for adult consumers and not retailers.

"We are also working with select retail partners to test the feasibility of additional programs that enable adult consumers to return their Veeba devices responsibly and easily." "They said.

A representative for Nikko International added that the company does not manufacture or sell single-use e-cigarettes, but under the WEEE regulations, Nikko International contributes to waste management levies, which are used by local authorities to manage the collection and disposal of electronics and batteries.以上翻译结果来自有道神经网络翻译（YNMT）· 通用场景

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