UK Cornwall MP Urges Vaper Not Throw Disposable Vapes Easily 6.3m vapes are thrown away each week despite single use ban With more vapes getting thrown away every year, it's become a growing environmental problem. Vapes contain heavy metals, nicotine, and other chemicals, which leach toxic pollutants into the soil and waterways when Americans throw out 5.7 disposable vapes every second Fast Company What do you do with your vape once it's finished? Despite a ban on disposable vapes back in June, one waste industry boss says millions are still being thrown away incorrectly. In Five million vapes thrown away every week research BBC News