Five million single use vapes discarded each week, research finds The Standard Did you know five million disposable vapes are thrown away each week? We want to hear your views on restricting their sale as part of our plans to: tackle youth vaping Disposable vapes are difficult to recycle because theyre made from a mixture of materials including plastic, copper, and a lithium battery. Theyre designed as a single unit, which means the Disposable vape waste quadruples to 5 million per week