The effects of disposable vapes on the planet. How does the disposable vape ban work, and how harmful is vaping? Environmental impacts of vaping and smoking David Suzuki Foundation 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 Vapes harm more than your body. Disposable vape devices and refillable vape pods hurt the environment, too. Throwing away vapes creates a waste stream of plastic, nicotine salts, heavy metals, mercury, and