8.2 million vapes thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week A recent study by the recycling campaign group Material Focus reveals that more than 6.3 million vapes and pods are still discarded weekly across the UK, even after the government banned single use We throw away five million disposable vapes every year in the UK. This amounts to eight vapes being discarded every second. Councillor Clyde Loakes, chair of the North London Waste Assembly, is urging Single Use Sucks: Environment charity Groundwork launches disposable vape amnesty for students Groundwork Single use vapes sparking surge in fires at UK waste plants Vaping The Guardian Disposable vape waste quadruples to 5 million per week