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ACS (the Association of Convenience Stor

The Association of Convenience Stores has launched a new campaign aimed at getting tougher sanctions for rogue traders.

The ‘Stop Rogue Traders’ campaign highlights the scale of the problem facing communities, signposts existing resources for reporting illicit activity, and calls for action from Government to get rogue traders off the streets.

As part of the campaign, ACS is calling for key changes to policy, further funding and stronger powers to help Trading Standards tackle the problem, including:

The Association of Convenience Stores has launched a new campaign aimed at getting tougher sanctions for rogue traders.

The ‘Stop Rogue Traders’ campaign highlights the scale of the problem facing communities, signposts existing resources for reporting illicit activity, and calls for action from Government to get rogue traders off the streets.

As part of the campaign, ACS is calling for key changes to policy, further funding and stronger powers to help Trading Standards tackle the problem, including:

ACS is reminding retailers about resources and advice available to them to promote their vape recycling service to customers.

Since the start of 2024, all vape sellers have an obligation to provide a vape recycling facility to customers. This is usually delivered in the format of a tube-style bin that customers can return used vapes to, or a box at the till point.

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.

For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.