How to safely dispose of e liquid.

[tea]

....or, if you have an actual litter box, whether the "scoopable" litter or not, you could pour the unwanted liquid into the bag of waste when you change out the entire litter box. Thanks for the tip.

It would take a pretty insane nicotine seeker to seek that out.

This summer I was thinking about a new use for all my 'bad' tasting juice...dilute with water, put into a spray bottle and use them as an insecticide...i.e. ant killer. I've read that nicotine is a natural insecticide, I figure I'll try it out and see.
Anyone know or have experience with this?

Sounds reasonable, although nicotine insecticides are banned in the US. I compost, and have researched issues surrounding composting coffee grounds and tea (because of the caffeine). Apparently plants that produce these kinds of chemicals often do so as a competitive measure not only against insects, but other flora. The soil on coffee plantations can eventually become too toxic even to support coffee trees. Not sure if tobacco/nicotine has a similar component.

Having looked into it, I feel pretty confident that the amount of coffee grounds and spent tea I'm putting into the pile isn't enough to have a negative impact, and I'm guessing the same is true for your nicotine spray. However, I'd be wary of spraying it all over the place before doing some test applications.

Additionally, if you're vaping any liquids extracted from tobacco, I wouldn't use those in your spray, since you'd run the risk of infecting certain vegetables and ornamentals with the tobacco mosaic virus.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

It's very simple to dispose of liquid nicotine and cart filler safely. Please never flush or pour eliquid down the drain. I have to destroy medications away from proper disposal systems all the time. This method is approved by the EPA and FDA for disposing of liquid medications.

It's good to know how to dispose of old medication - but nicotine isn't a medication, it's a naturally occurring chemical plants developed to discourage insects from eating them. And, frankly, if some tobacco junkie was rooting through my recycle can for old juice bottles to lick, I'd rather just give him the money for a pack of cigarettes instead of putting more non-decomposing plastic into a landfill somewhere.

 

[simply me]

This is great info. Thanks Shannon