Unsafe disposal of millions of vapes a week causing environmental damage and rise in lithium ion battery fires British Safety Council Americans throw out 5 disposable vapes every second! That's over 379,600 lbs of toxic waste a month! This Earth Day, protect the environment and your health. Don't give vape and tobacco companies Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e cigarettes. So what happens to them? AP News Where Should Disposable Vapes Go? The Correct Way to Dispose of Them Disposable vapes ban to come into force in bid to improve health and cut litter