The Overlooked Environmental Impact of Disposable Vaping Ecigator 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 This Earth Day, it is worth talking about something people do not always think about: disposable vapes create waste too. Many contain lithium batteries, plastic, and chemical residue, which means they can 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 J&B Recycling Can Vapes Be Recycled?