[Pam]

Hi my adult daughter has a vaping nicotine habit – anything I can do to recycle the vapes when they’re empty?

There’s about 100 of them

I want to dispose of them properly to minimize environmental harm. Are there recycling programs or specific steps for e-waste/vape components?

I’ve heard they contain batteries and plastic—should they be disassembled? Location: [add country/region if relevant].

Any advice or personal experiences are appreciated!

[LeAnne]

Sometimes with teens the less said the better. One of ours had a vaping habit until he wanted a car. When he figured out what fast food and vaping did to his paycheck he was upset.

When covid happened and he didn’t have a job anymore, he found himself stuck.

He already knew he had Love and Logic parents so he tried to quit on his own. After a bit of quiet desperation, he came to us in tears to explain that he really wanted to quit but he couldn’t afford Nicorette to help.

We of course were moved by his humility in coming to us with a problem and gladly provided the assistance.

It took 2 times but he finally got off of the vapes…..now he needs to kick the Red bull habit

I think the cartridges that weren’t left under his dirty laundry with all the dishes from the kitchen were thrown away.

I didn’t even know recycling was an option!

[Olivia]

Maybe show her some statistics on the waste they cause and the harm to the planet. Some stores “recycle” them but they’re rarely actually able to be recycled.

I personally switched to nicotine pouches as a stepping stone to quitting.

It’s unhealthy habit for your body, the planet, and your wallet.

[Meg]

Vapes should never JUST be thrown away because the lithium batteries can explode inside garbage trucks.

Try your best to find a hazardous waste center that may take or some weed dispensaries and vape shops have a box to recycle them

[Kali]

Tell her to stop buying disposable vapes and get a refillable one.

Also, maybe address the deeper issue at hand.

[Shelley]

If she was my child, I’d do some math… each cartridge cost times the number of boxes = how much she has spent on that bad (and unregulated) habit.

Maybe seeing the pile as money will help her stop.

[Georgie]

She could switch to the non disposable ones and just get the ejuice itself.

They last awhile, usually, but there’s often an art to holding them so they don’t leak.

That’s for the budget minded.

[Mel]

To prevent so much waste, tell her about Svopp. There are probably other brands, but it’s a vape where the juice cartridge is separate from the battery and the battery itself can be reused over and over.

It’s like a mess free hybrid between disposable and not.

[Patricia]

They are actually a form of hazardous waste after they are used because of the lithium battery & the nicotine.

Your best bet would be to find a way to help her find a new healthier habit.

[Sara]

My sister died from this, and it was a horrible, protracted, painful death as lung cancer shattered her bones.

She thought that vaping was less harmful than cigarettes.

She was wrong.

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