Glastonbury Festival 2023: Organisers ask attendees not to bring disposable vapes

Disposable vaping pods have soared in popularity

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Glastonbury Festival has asked attendees not to bring disposable vapes to Worthy Farm this year. The Somerset event has not strictly banned throwaway vaping pods - but has asked festival-goers to leave them at home due to environmental and safety concerns.

Glastonbury Festival returns to Pilton for a five-day music extravaganza between June 21 and June 25. 210,000 people are expected to attend the world-famous event in the heart of Somerset which will be headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Sir Elton John.

Organisers have now revealed a recommended packing list for festival-goers. It shows what to bring and what not to bring.

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One item that the festival has strongly advised against are disposable vapes. Throwaway vapes have soared in popularity over the past year with many people now preferring disposable pods over larger rechargeable units.

The Glastonbury Festival website states: "Do not bring disposable vapes." It adds: "They pollute the environment and can be hazardous at waste centres."

Brightly-coloured disposable nicotine vapes have come under fire this week, with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health urging the UK government to ban them to protect children. But anti-smoking groups say a ban would make it harder for some adults to give up smoking and increase the trade in illegal vapes.

There are also a number of other items which have been outright banned by Glastonbury Festival. If they are found on site, they could be confiscated. They are:

Unauthorised tape recorders, professional film or video equipment. Cameras for personal use are welcome.

Flying or filming with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or so-called drones)

There is also a separate list of of items the festival is advising that attendees do not bring. According to the Glastonbury Festival website:

And the festival has also revealed a list of things that revellers should bring. They are:

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