What Can Be Recycled?
Recycle Your Vapes manages the safe and responsible collection and recycling of disposable (single-use) and reusable (rechargeable) vapes, including e-cigarettes, batteries, and other components like pods and cartridges.
Protect the Environment
Vapes can contain harmful materials that may contaminate our ecosystem if disposed of improperly.
By recycling your vapes, you keep them out of landfills, preventing these materials from negatively impacting the environment and protecting wildlife.
Sustainability
Recycling vapes conserves valuable resources. Vapes and components, including batteries, metals and plastics, can be recovered and used in the manufacturing of new products.
By recycling, you help reduce the need to mine for virgin materials and contribute to a healthy circular economy.
Ensure Safety
Never throw vapes into the trash or regular recycling bins. Improper disposal of vapes, which may include hidden batteries, can lead to fires harming people, property, and the environment.
Recycling your vapes ensures that batteries and other components are handled safely and responsibly, keeping our communities safe.
Recycle Your Vapes, Quebec!
Safely & Responsibly Recycle Your Vapes in Quebec
The Government of Quebec recently amended its Regulation on the Recovery and Reclamation of Products by Businesses, which now requires vape batteries to be recovered and responsibly recycled at the end of life.
On behalf of obligated manufacturers and brands, Call2Recycle is administering the Recycle Your Vapes program to collect, manage, and recycle single-use (disposable) and reusable (rechargeable) vapes, including e-cigarettes, batteries, and other components like pods, mods, cartridges, and tanks.
Vape Recycling FAQs
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The Recycle Your Vapes program is not intended for minors and the sole purpose of the Recycle Your Vapes program is to promote battery recovery and recycling regulatory initiatives and is not intended directly, or indirectly, to promote the use of e-cigarette products to minors.
WHAT IS ACCEPTED?
What does Recycle Your Vapes accept?
In the Recycle Your Vapes program, adults can safely and responsibly recycle single-use (disposable) and reusable (rechargeable) vapes, including e-cigarettes, batteries, and other components like pods and cartridges.
Does Recycle Your Vapes accept other types of batteries?
No, the Recycle Your Vapes program is only for vapes and e-cigarettes, including their components like e-cigarettes, batteries, and other components like pods and cartridges.
For other types of batteries, including single-use (primary) and rechargeable batteries weighing less than 5 kilograms each as well as e-mobility batteries used to power devices such as e-bikes and e-scooters, please visit the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program.
WHY RECYCLE VAPES
Why should I recycle my vapes?
- Keep people and property safe. If vapes are improperly disposed of at their end-of-life, the batteries contained can short circuit or overheat and cause a fire.
- Keep materials that can negatively impact our landfill and waste stream.
- Reduces the dependency on virgin resources by capturing materials that can be recycled and reused as input for manufacturing new products, building a circular economy.
Is it illegal to throw my vapes into the trash?
Recycling is the safest and most responsible way to properly dispose of your used vapes and batteries. It protects your home, community, and the environment from fire safety risks and keeps materials out of our landfills, which can negatively impact the environment. The Government of Quebec’s Regulation Respecting the Recovery and Reclamation of Products by Enterprises now requires vape batteries to be recovered and responsibly recycled at the end of life. These batteries are considered hazardous waste material and must not be thrown in the garbage or regular recycling bin.
HOW TO RECYCLE VAPES
Where is Recycle Your Vapes available?
How do I recycle my vapes and their batteries with Recycle Your Vapes?
Recycle Your Vapes in 3 easy steps:
- Step 1: Collect
Gather all your used vapes. If your vape is in its original condition or has been disassembled, place into its own clear, sealable/zipped bag. If your vape is damaged (swollen, bloated, leaking, or has come into contact with water), it must be handled with extra care. Please contact Recycle Your Vapes for further instructions. - Store used vapes in a secure container in a cool, dry location, out of the sun until you’re ready to recycle them.
- Step 2: Locate
Visit recycleyourvapes.ca/locator to find your closest drop-off location. You can contact your preferred location to confirm hours and availability. Our collection network is expanding, so check back often for new locations. - Step 3. Recycle
Bring your collected vapes to your preferred drop-off location and we’ll take it from there. Our qualified service partners will transport, sort, and responsibly recycle the vapes and components, ensuring that valuable materials are recovered.
Where can I recycle my vapes and their batteries?
Use our recycling locator to find the nearest participating Recycle Your Vapes drop-off site, which includes many vape shops in different municipalities.
What happens to my old vapes and their batteries?
Once you drop off your vapes for recycling, Recycle Your Vapes will transport them via ground shipping to certified processors. These devices undergo a rigorous recycling process, by either separating the battery before processing or handling the entire device with its battery. Batteries are further processed to recover valuable materials, which are then used in the manufacturing of new products. Plastics and other components are also recycled where possible
Is there a cost to drop off my vapes with the Recycle Your Vapes program?
There is no extra charge to recycle vapes and their components through the Recycle Your Vapes collection and recycling program. Gifts, rebates or a reduction of retail price cannot be offered if an individual recycles their vape product through the program.
I own a vape shop, how can I become a collection location?
To enroll as a Recycle Your Vapes drop-off site, please contact Call2recycle at [email protected]
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