e-cig waste

[motorcity57]

I looked for a proper place for this post, here is where I landed. I hope it gets a lot of views.
I have been vaping a long time. never have I seen e-cig waste collection. now more than ever , with the rise in e-cig use, and the advanced technology , and the drop in prices of the dispoables . all those battery's need to be recycled, I think every e-cig store-front retailer should have recycle bin for e-cig waste.
thank you for reading

 

[Ed_C]

Good Idea.

 

[chrisf8657]

It's basically like electronics waste. All the computers, cell phones, etc. end up somewhere - usually a landfill. Only a small fraction is diverted for recycling.
At this point for e-Cigs, nothing is being diverted. I totally agree the batteries can be recycled, the atomizers can be rebuilt, etc. etc.

 

[snork]

My local Radio Shack gladly takes my unwanted batteries. But now that I think about it I'm not absolutely certain what happens to them after that. They claim to recycle them (or dispose of them in a safe manner), I just have to trust them.

 

[WillyZee]

My local Radio Shack gladly takes my unwanted batteries. But now that I think about it I'm not absolutely certain what happens to them after that. They claim to recycle them (or dispose of them in a safe manner), I just have to trust them.

I always trust Radio Shack

cheers

 

[wonner]

Your municipality or trash collector should provide battery collection/recycling already. If not, that is the place to start because what is happening to all those other household batteries?

 

[snork]

I always trust Radio Shack

cheers

What makes me sort of trust them is that the first time I walked in with a bagful of batteries they didn't even bat an eye and acted like they knew exactly what to do with them. It was apparent there was a procedure.

 

[AzPlumber]

I've used local electronic stores for battery disposal but I agree the vape shops should have a recycle bin. One thing they need to consider is safety of collection, each battery should be wrapped/protected individually so there is not a chance of batteries shorting out on each other.

 

[WillyZee]

What makes me sort of trust them is that the first time I walked in with a bagful of batteries they didn't even bat an eye and acted like they knew exactly what to do with them. It was apparent there was a procedure.

don't get me wrong ... like RS ... they are good at what they do.

 

[snork]

I've used local electronic stores for battery disposal but I agree the vape shops should have a recycle bin. One thing they need to consider is safety of collection, each battery should be wrapped/protected individually so there is not a chance of batteries shorting out on each other.

That's very true. When I have unloaded mine I put each one in an individual Ziploc (you know, a vaper tends to have a neverending supply).

 

[Rickajho]

I'm more inclined to trust the battery recycling bin at Home Depot. That, and Radio Shack may not be around much longer if it can't reinvent itself again.

 

[bigrf85]

i know that bestbuy has the cell phone and i think a battery bin by their front doors usually if they have a battery one you could toss in there i guess

 

[WillyZee]

there's one on the main floor of the 18 floor office building I work at.

 

[K_Tech]

Although I haven't "killed" any of my vaping batteries (yet), we have a few battery recycling bins at work that I've been using for a few years.

 

[Steamix]

European Union has regs in place. Fellas who sold you the battery are obliged to take 'em too after they're worn out. Don't matter if its online or offline.
Any shop where batteries are sold usually have a bin where you just drop 'em in. You're not even supposed to dump then in the regular household garbage because sme of the chemicals in them aren't too healthy for the environment.

Heard that technology for recycling lithium batteries is still in its infancy but with continued proliferation that may change soon...

 

[motorcity57]

Thank you for all the feedback, Now that we know where they belong, the real job is to spread the word and encourage our community to be responsible and use these disposal site's