Recycling E-Sigarettes - My Actifit Report Card: March 30 2026
Lately I was engaging with another cycling community members post, @flemingfarm is picking up E-Sigarettes to prevent the batteries go and leak toxic chemicals into the environment. I replied there aren't as many in my country but today I spotted two, so I picked them up to remove the battery from it.
The first one was easy to take apart, the back where the battery is, could be opened with a small screwdriver, but the second had the opening at the front so I needed to pull everything out with pliers.
I later learned the residue liquid inside is still highly toxic and you should not touch it with the skin, good thing I was wearing gloves!
Now I know this, I don't know how good this idea was and maybe I can better deliver them completely intact to a recycling point.
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I loath how many of these I see littering the ground when I walk in town. I often toss them in the closest public waste bin, now I think I shall look into if they're recyclable or not here.
The battery inside them can cause a fire when thrown into the general waste 👀
Good job! I always charge the batteries to 100% in the ecig before I take apart so I can make sure the battery is likely good to save. The juice is either propylene glycol or veggie glycerin with nicotine added. It's good to wear gloves.