Guide to Recycling Disposable Vapes It should be as easy to recycle a vape as it is to buy one According to Material Focus, more than 6 million vapes and vape pods are still thrown away in the UK each week despite a ban on single use vapes last year. Vapes Guide to Responsible Vape Disposal in the UK This #WasteWednesday, we're asking everyone to help keep our waste crews, equipment and neighbourhoods safe by disposing of vapes correctly. Vapes are becoming one of the biggest causes of bin fires