The dark side of disposable e cigarettes Tobacco and Public Health Every disposable vape combines plastic, lithium batteries, and toxic chemicals into a throwaway product our waste system was never designed to handle. AB 762 stops this problem at the source by ending A toxic, plastic problem: E cigarette waste and the environment According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, at least five disposable e cigarettes are being thrown away every second in the United States, amounting to an alarming 150 million devices per year #truthinitiative #