FIVE million disposable vapes are being thrown away every week, campaigners claim.
Just one in six of the seven million sold every week is properly recycled, according to Material Focus.
The rest are being dumped in bins or tossed away – despite being a fire risk and harmful to wildlife and the environment.
Material Focus says the figures show all retailers selling disposable vapes should take back old ones when new ones are purchased.
Director Scott Butler said: “We need rapid growth in the number of accessible and visible vape recycling drop-off points.”