Wasted Batteries in Disposable Vapes Could Power 6,000 EVs Per Year 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 More than a million vapes a day in UK thrown away, says research Vaping The Guardian 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