How should we dispose of our disposable vapes? 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 An engineer has gone viral after collecting around 500 discarded disposable vapes and repurposing their lithium ion batteries to power his entire home. What most people see as trash turned out to be 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