E-Cigarette Recycle Program????

[Drummel]

Hey, this is bothering me....


Before we end up as bad as "flipping the ...." wherever, maybe we should see how/what/where can be recycled on our PV's.

The carts are reusable, they are also plastic so recycling those is pretty easy.

What about the rest of the thing? We have a battery that WE DO NOT WANT left in a landfill.

I don't want to see convenience for vaping becoming a lame excuse to also just toss it in the trash and order another one.

Ideas? Suggestions? Maybe we can all hussle together a program like they do with Ink Cartridges? They give you a recycle bag to send them out with your purchases?

I'm not some super recycle nut, but I give my honest best to do the right thing.

We could certainly use the supplies support in this. An incentive program to return batteries for recycle. maybe 5% off an order when you do?

Hell, I don't know. We need something, and we need all parties to participate. I'd hate to get all, "I'm a healthy vaper" and then end up ruining water tables because batteries get in the ground. (just an example)

 

[CaptJay]

Suggestion: check with your county recycling center about the battery units - some are li-ion - some aren't but they should have a list of batteries they can handle (I'm pre-supposing they already handle battery recycling of course..) and info on what to o with batteries they don't handle atm. If not, your county should have at least A department that deals with recycling in general you can enquire at.

 

[Connman]

Sears had a battery drop box in the mall back in Ohio. Don`t know if they all do or not but one more place to check.
What I was thinking was how all the prescription drugs are showing up in our water now from flushing them when not used. Wonder how fast the nicotine will be from rinsing carts and stuff.

 

[asidrave]

simple...dont throw away your dead atomizers and/or batteries.

there are people here on the forums always looking for those for mod and experiments.

when you have enough saved up....offer them for sale or free in the classifieds here.

 

[nasti]

yeah agreed.

save them.... its up to individuals to be responsible.
maybe vendors can take them in for a discount ?

 

[ta2guy73]

Call2Recycle US > Dropoff Locator > Recharging the planet. Recycling your batteries.

Here is a link for a recycling locator. You can enter your zip and it will give you drop off points for your batteries. Even after the usable parts have been scavenged from the batteries like switches and connectors you will still have to recycle the battery cell itself and this will give you a location to take them to.

 

[KarrMcDebt]

Yeah, I'm needing those parts. I'd cover shipping and then would take the responsibility for the disposal of the hazard. (I know my local area has a battery program.)

 

[Drummel]

Call2Recycle US > Dropoff Locator > Recharging the planet. Recycling your batteries.

Here is a link for a recycling locator. You can enter your zip and it will give you drop off points for your batteries. Even after the usable parts have been scavenged from the batteries like switches and connectors you will still have to recycle the battery cell itself and this will give you a location to take them to.

Ahh, good to know, thank you.

 

[Uncle Pennybags]

Good looking out Drummel. Most HomeDepots have a battery recycling box. Also battery stores would probally dispose of them properly. Not sure if they would accept stock e-cig batts though.

 

[Kilroy]

You can recycle them at any BatteriesPlus store.

 

[MitchellBeans]

Hey, this is bothering me....


Before we end up as bad as "flipping the ...." wherever, maybe we should see how/what/where can be recycled on our PV's.

The carts are reusable, they are also plastic so recycling those is pretty easy.

What about the rest of the thing? We have a battery that WE DO NOT WANT left in a landfill.

I don't want to see convenience for vaping becoming a lame excuse to also just toss it in the trash and order another one.

Ideas? Suggestions? Maybe we can all hussle together a program like they do with Ink Cartridges? They give you a recycle bag to send them out with your purchases?

I'm not some super recycle nut, but I give my honest best to do the right thing.

We could certainly use the supplies support in this. An incentive program to return batteries for recycle. maybe 5% off an order when you do?

Hell, I don't know. We need something, and we need all parties to participate. I'd hate to get all, "I'm a healthy vaper" and then end up ruining water tables because batteries get in the ground. (just an example)

You are a hippie. You should go to a peace circle and start singing aboot how you love communism and stuff.

 

[cg5071]

for anyone in the us who shops at ACE hardware, they have a battery recycle bin.

 

[Drummel]

*does a tree dance for MitchellBeans*


Thanks for the information. I know I'll use this. I have plenty of locals shops similiar to some of the suggestions.

 

[bassnut]

Gotta love that bottom search function. I was going to ask this all over again.
Thanks.

I also think it would be better to access the batteries in the housing and change them out and reuse the circuits for as long as they last.
The trend among the "modders" (bless them) is to use as much "off the shelf" replaceable components as possible thereby circumventing the (planned obsolesce?) short life span of the commercial units.
I'd rather replace and recycle the batteries than the whole unit.

Ga-head. Call me a hippie MitchellBeans. The world has been my ashtray, flinging butts anywhere I pleased up until now. I'm changning....(I can feel it Dave)...but I'm not afraid. I feel good and I want to pass it on. I want to do better.

 

[GrandPoobah]

Best Buy has a bin for lithium ion batteries. I just drop mine there.

I don't know the law nationally, but in new york, if you sell lithium ions you are required to recycle them, even if they were purchased elsewhere.

 

[shatner]

Any bigbox electronics store like Best Buy have battery recycle programs. They just don't advertise it. Take your batteries to them. Maybe even Radio Shack.

 

[D103]

Drummel I think you have an excellent idea and while I agree with what many have shared in terms of each of us being personally responsible, the idea of an "organized program" by suppliers and/or ECF or CASAA would create some good-will with the public and we can certainly use all the support we can get. Besides this is just the right thing to do!

footnote: "hippie......" are you serious mitchellbeans - you obviously have NO understanding of the concept or you wouldn't try to woefully toss around the word as some sort of derogatory put-down.