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Can vapes be recycled?

Nov 08 2023 Updated November 8, 2023

The Leader

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In Australia, e-cigarette sales have skyrocketed, increasing from $28.3 million in 2015 to $98.1 million in 2020, with little thought from manufacturers and brands into what will happen to the devices once consumers dispose of them. Photo by Clean Up Australia.

How do you recycle vapes? Can they even be recycled and, if so, what are they turned into?

Otherwise known as electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or personal vaporisers, vapes are devices that simulate smoking without using tobacco.

Most vaping devices have a battery-powered electric element that heats a liquid to produce an aerosol which is inhaled by the user and then expelled int...