Did you know your disposable vape is classified as e waste? Tossing it in household bins can cause long lasting harm in the environment, but recycling it only takes seconds. Just hand it With more vapes getting thrown away every year, it's become a growing environmental problem. Vapes contain heavy metals, nicotine, and other chemicals, which leach toxic pollutants into the soil and waterways when Five million vapes thrown away a week, campaign group says The Independent Vapes are litter! The nicotine in e liquids, as well as the heavy metals in vape batteries, are hazardous wastes that can leach into public waterways and harm our sensitive river species. Vape 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 Proper disposal of disposable vapes at local shops