About E Cigarettes (Vapes) Smoking and Tobacco Use CDC WHAT'S REALLY INSIDE YOUR VAPE? You wouldn't drink paint thinner or eat car battery fluid, right? But you might be inhaling their ingredients every time you vape! E cigarettes contain toxic chemicals 150 million vapes end up in the landfill each year in the United States., Their plastic cases will persist in our environment for hundreds of years and many contain lead and mercury that can leach Disposable vapes contain 'more toxic metals than 19 cigarette packs'