Photo of disposable vape with touch screen features sparks outrage online: 'Because we don't have enough batteries in our waste dumps' How should we dispose of our disposable vapes? A nicotine vape disposal program is now available at the Hazardous Material Collection Facility! Vape devices contain toxic nicotine and lithium ion batteries. Improper disposal of vapes in the regular trash or recycling 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 I've been waiting for this ban on disposable vapes for years : r Anticonsumption Statewide ban on disposable vapes, e liquids approaching