If you bought your vape at a local store, you may be able to drop your used vape off at the same store and have them ship it out to be recycled. Check to see if the store where you purchased your device accepts e-waste, such as vape batteries.
Vapes have three types of waste; plastic waste, e-Waste and hazardous waste. Here is how you dispose of each component of a vape:
- Vape batteries – the batteries that get vapes powered up are made from different chemicals, being a hazard to people and the environment. Take your batteries to a recycle location at your local supermarket, Officeworks, etc.
- Vape pods and eLiquid bottles – these contain different materials such as cotton, metals and mixed plastic making them hard to separate. These should be disposed of in your general waste red or green lidded bin. For the e-Liquid or vape juice bottles; rinse them out and placed them in the yellow lidded bin.
- Vape coils and tanks - If you have the option of easily removing your coil from your vape, then proceed to recycle them. But before doing so, make sure to remove the stuck cotton inside by using little tools such as tweezers. After getting the cotton out, go ahead and clean them with water. When clean dispose of them in your yellow lidded recycling bin. As for vape tanks, you can also have them recycled by disposing of them in your household recycling bin. Separate the glass from the metal and rinse off any remaining e-liquid.
Full details are available from https://waster.com.au/how-to-dispose-of-vapes-australia/