Number of disposable vapes thrown away a week quadruples to 5 million Vape Business 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 8.2 million vapes thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week