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 SWEEEP warns used e cigarettes are 'potentially hazardous' letsrecycle.com Rise of single use vapes sending tonnes of lithium to landfill TBIJ 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