Disposable vapes are thrown every 5.7 seconds away in the trash, on the ground, or in the street leading to serious threats to the environment. They are considered hazardous waste Vapes Are Trash Campaign Parents Against Vaping E cigarettes 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 Nothing used for a day or two should pollute our environment for hundreds of years. J C.