More than a million vapes a day in UK thrown away, says research Vaping The Guardian More than 20 million vapes that were sold in Ireland last year were not returned for recycling. New figures from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) found that in 20 counties, only The rise in vape waste has been described as "beyond staggering" in a new report revealing that 129kg of disposable devices roughly the weight of a baby elephant were found Vape Waste 2 500 disposable vapes recycled into a powerwall to power a house and workshop enough juice for up to eight hours of home usage or three days of work Tom's Hardware How should we dispose of our disposable vapes?