Can You Throw Away Disposable Vapes LOST MARY Disposable vapes: Changing our throwaway culture Zero Waste Scotland Americans throw out 5.7 disposable vapes every second Fast Company Vapes harm more than your body. Disposable vape devices and refillable vape pods hurt the environment, too. Throwing away vapes creates a waste stream of plastic, nicotine salts, heavy metals, mercury, and More than a million vapes a day in UK thrown away, says research Vaping The Guardian Disposable vapes are creating piles of electronic waste