内容摘要：Latest figures suggest about one in four vapers use the disposable versions, although that proportion has fallen since the ban was announced.

Latest figures suggest about one in four vapers use the disposable versions, although that proportion has fallen since the ban was announced.

Mr Jones, who reported the incident to the police, said it had had a massive impact on his daily life."I'll never forget about this and I'll always be thinking about it," he said.

"Even when I go out to the shops, or to check on the sheep, I'll be thinking 'could someone be robbing the shed?'"It's just not nice when you've worked so hard for your money and to buy everything you need."Mr Jones said a rise in rural crime and burglaries had become a big worry for people in his local area.

"There's a lot of rural crime going on at the moment, with quadbikes and farming tools being taken."Other people that I've spoken to are scared of their stuff being taken as well."

Mr Jones said he understood it was difficult for the police to monitor everything, especially in rural areas, but felt the issue was not being taken seriously enough.

"There should be more of a hunger to find the people responsible."Batteries thrown into household waste also cause hundreds of

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs estimates almost five million single-use vapes were either littered or thrown into general waste each week last year.Environment minister Mary Creagh said: "For too long, single-use vapes have blighted our streets as litter and hooked our children on nicotine. That ends today.

"The government calls time on these nasty devices."But Action on Smoking and Health chief executive Hazel Cheeseman questioned what impact the ban would have, pointing out new refillable vape kits were coming on to the market that look and cost similar to the single-use ones.