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 Where how what can I do with an abundance of empty disposable vapes : r upcycling Five million vapes thrown away a week, campaign group says The Independent A shocking five million disposable vapes are thrown away each week. Why is this a problem? The small batteries that power the vapes can cause fires, especially when they get into the A whopping 5 million vapes are thrown away every week in the UK Everyone Health Staffordshire