How Bad Are Disposable Vapes Spruce Blog 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 Individual enraged by harmful object littering streets: 'I find them thrown everywhere' Disposable vapes are harmful to the environment, with nearly 5 million thrown away every week. As many are not recycled, their littering pollutes soil, water and biodiversity. Precious resources Department J&B Recycling Can Vapes Be Recycled?