Disposable vapes are harmful to the environment, with nearly 5 million thrown away every week. As many are not recycled, their littering pollutes soil, water and biodiversity. Precious resources Department Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e cigarettes. So what happens to them? Boston Herald Research Shows that Five Million Vapes Are Thrown Away Each Week in UK Disposable Vape Ban Leads Britons to Throw Away Reusables Instead Bloomberg The rise in vape waste has been described as "beyond staggering" in a new report revealing that 129kg of disposable devices roughly the weight of a baby elephant were found Number of disposable vapes thrown away a week quadruples to 5 million Vape Business