Recycling your batteries has many benefits, none more important than the benefits to the environment.
Landfills are full of waste. Prevent the potential of a hazardous event by properly recycling.
Your trash can is not the place for vape batteries. They may connect which could lead to a fire in your home. Bleak, I know, and you definitely don't want that to happen.
Proper disposal will help conserve resources and help prevent those hazards.
You can help the life of your batteries by recharging them for an hour or two. You may do well to do this when they are at 50% life or so.
Recycling your batteries could not be made easier! We suggest you use our friends at Call2Recycle. They have all you need to get going!
There are safe ways to ship them in. First, you should have a case or container to place them in. You can find them here. If you would like to buy a kit, find them here.
This is the least time consuming because you do not have to drive to a location. The recycling kits will be shipped to you with a return label. It's easier and more convenient!
If you are uncomfortable with shipping them or aren't able for any reason, drop them off! This resource offers you a locator to drop off your vape batteries for salvaging.
Dropping them off still requires that you carry them to the location yourself. Gear up with battery cases! An added perk is that you can keep the cases. The centers and drop off locations will have what they need to stow the batteries for the time being.
The process is rather cool! Batteries are rich in resources that we use in other ways. Like silverware, golf clubs, and cooking materials.
What happens is they process through the recycling journey. With the salvageable materials going back into new products. The chemical byproducts removed are disposed of according to the international recycling standard.
Material is collected: By you dropping them off or shipping them in.
They are recorded and sorted: The materials are logged, then sorted according to their processing standards.
They are processed and recovered: The materials are then processed to separate the chemicals from the salvageable products. They are then re-purposed into the economy for production.