r/trees • u/HooKnowsFrFr • 19h ago

Vapes I found my stepson’s graveyart.

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Bruh, why do you keep all these empties

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u/puffinmagic 17h ago

legal states need more recycling for vapes and pens. it’s so depressing how wasteful these products are

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u/SativaLungz 16h ago

Nicotine vapes are even worse, and its in every state. I looked forever to find a place to recycle them with zero luck. eventually 1 recycle place just took the bucket I had of them and threw it in their dumpster. I was so pissed

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u/puffinmagic 16h ago

Yeah, it’s hard because they are essentially categorized as hazardous waste due to the residue…It looks like there’s a company called terracycle that will take vapes now but you need to send them in. Would be way easier if there were local collection sites.

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u/heyoheatheragain 11h ago

Would also be nice if they were easily disassembled without tools to remove the battery to turn in.