Up to 26 million disposable vapes were consumed and thrown away in Scotland in the last year, of which more than half were incorrectly disposed of, according to a report published Disposable Vapes Market Report: Size, Growth, Trends & Forecast (20252033) 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 Single use e cigarettes: The environmental impact of disposable vapes: A growing threat to waste management WMW