Vape Disposal & Recycling Services

Vape Disposal & Recycling Services | EcoVape-Recovery

Vape devices must be taken to:

Hazardous‑Waste facility

Battery drop‑off site

Compliant vape‑collection program

They can not go into trash or standard curbside recycling !

Disassembled vape devive showing battery, casing, and internal components.

Accomplishments

2026 Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention & Recycling Program grant recipient

Submitted for the NWRA 2026 Public Education Award

Over 1,000 lbs collected

6 police departments in 3 states

10 smoke shops

20 cigarette litter outdoor receptacles

Coverage in Waste Dive (March 31, August 15, and October 14, 2026) and Resource Recycling (March 2026)

Service Area

Serving compliant vape disposal across the Midwest

Midwest service area:

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Montana

South Dakota

Who we serve:

Supporting compliant vape disposal for organizations across the Midwest

Schools

Law Enforcement

Prevention Coalitions

Businesses

Solid/HHW Facilities

Law Enforcement

Police vape disposal

Evidence destruction only after authorization

Documented chain-of-custody

Collection process:

6 police departments in 3 states

Secure bins

To an approved processor

How to Safely Dispose of Vapes

Vapes contain:

lithium‑ion batteries

nicotine/ cannabis residue

* follow EPA guidance on vapes and e-cigarettes

* follow RCRA rules

* check local restrictions/regulations.

They should never go in the trash or standard recycling.

Read about us in Wastedive:

https://www.wastedive.com/news/wisconsin-vape-collection-recycling-fire-prevention/816183

https://www.wastedive.com/press-release/20260815-ecovape-recovery-expands-national-reach-with-keep-america-beautiful-grant-a/

Read about us in Resource Recycling:

https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2026/03/24/rural-effort-targets-vapes-as-battery-fire-risk-grows/

Read about us in Plastics World:

https://x.com/PlasticsWorld/status/2092592395380801985

Properly packaged vape devices in buckets.

Collection of vape devices from a smoke shop.

Collection of vape devices from law enforcement.

Person asking where to dispose of a bag of vape devices.

Properly labeled buckets of vape devices.

Proper packaging and labeling of vape devices.

Example of proper packaging of vape devices.

Counter display of a collection container at a tobacco shop.

FREE DROP OFF LOCATIONS:

UPDATED WEEKLY

Wisconsin:

Puff N Stuff Dispensary- 441 70-WI Grantsburg, WI

Darla & Cliffs Country Store- Grantsburg, WI

Woodland King Vape & Tobacco -30214 35-WI Danbury, WI

St. Croix Tobacco - St. Croix Falls, WI

Marathon County Solid Waste Department -29-WI Ringle, WI

Top Dogz Tobacco & Vape - Appleton, WI

Minnesota:

Pine City Tobacco &Vape- 635113th St SW, Pine City, MN

The Lakes Dispensary -1599 Co.Rd EE St.Paul, MN

Forest Lake (Floral) Dispensary - Forest Lake, MN

Colorado:

Allenspark Transfer Station - Allenspark, CO

Hazardous Materials Management Facility -Boulder,CO

The Little Dog - Longmont/Broomfield, CO

Smoker Friendly - Lafayette, CO

Elite Vapes - Louisville, CO

Nederland Transfer Station - Nederland, CO

Iowa:

Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center- Iowa City, IA

Illinois:

Zen Leaf - Chicago, IL

New Jersey:

High Rollers Dispensary - Atlantic City, NJ

New York:

Sesh NYC - Bronx, NY

Torches (PB Midtown) New York, NY

Massachusetts:

Ethos - Boston, MA

Virginia:

VapecycleUs - Fredericksburg, VA

OTHER SERVICES & LOCATIONS

Keep America Beautiful Stamford, CT

Youth of Burnett County Prevention Coalition

Product Stewardship Institute Boston, MA

Terracycle.com - Trenton, NJ

Positive Energy Environmental Solutions – Omaha, NE

Boulder County Vape Aware- Boulder County, CO

Fernway - Recycler Search (East Coast)

Wisconsin Recycling Market Directory

BayArea Compliance - Fairfield, CA

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