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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by tjohns on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:07AM (#46612550)
The problem is you can’t find any company willing to recycle them. Because of the nicotine content, I’ve heard e-waste recyclers consider them hazardous waste and refuse to touch them.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by Domenic_S on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:31AM (#46612686)
yeah, e-waste recyclers suck, they love to ship it all to the 3rd world where piles of circuit boards get tossed in an open fire and stirred by kids to reclaim the metals.

Here's a slightly old investigation finding 40% of ewaste being shipped off to china: https://www.ban.org/news-new/2016/9/15/secret-tracking-proje...

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by mamonoleechi on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:16AM (#46613592)
vape products does not all contain nicotine, it's an ingredient you choose to add in your blend,

you can choose to either vape a flavour version only, or one containing a certain amount of nicotine

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by tjohns on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:14PM (#46622373)
Sure, but the people doing the recycling have no idea what's inside of it.
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