Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e cigarettes. So what happens to them? The Seattle Times A toxic, plastic problem: E cigarette waste and the environment Environmental Impacts of Vaping Healthy UC Davis 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 Taking Care of the 'ina: Seeking Solutions for Hazardous E Waste Caused by Disposable E Cigarettes Hawai'i Public Health Institute Vaping is Helping to Save the Oceans by Ashley Wilson Medium