1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. Children who have never smoked before have started vaping. They cause fires in bin lorries and are almost Single Use Sucks: Environment charity Groundwork launches disposable vape amnesty for students Groundwork Unsafe disposal of millions of vapes a week causing environmental damage and rise in lithium ion battery fires British Safety Council Man manages to power his entire house using 500 disposable vapes