Disposable vapes, which make up the majority of e cigarette sales in the US, are a significant pollution concern as nearly half a million vapes are thrown away every day. It comes as Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e cigarettes. So what happens to them? AP News Five million vapes thrown away every week research The rise in vape waste has been described as "beyond staggering" in a new report revealing that 129kg of disposable devices roughly the weight of a baby elephant were found U.N. Study Reveals Roughly 844 Million Vapes Are Disposed of Worldwide Each Year