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 Disposable vapes are illegal but shops still carry them and teens buy them : Shots Health News : NPR 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 Ireland's Underage Vape Sales Problem Isn't Going Away Breeze Vape Breeze Smoke Disposables eJuiceDB Five million single use vapes thrown away in the United Kingdom each week