{"id":17488,"date":"2025-06-11T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/?p=17488"},"modified":"2025-12-23T23:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:48:24","slug":"safe-disposal-single-use-vapes-restore-recycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/safe-disposal-single-use-vapes-restore-recycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe disposal of single use vapes"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"block--block_224c9acb5712e261dc032f6af5d097f4\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h4>Since 1 June, <strong>NEW<\/strong> legislation has made it <strong>illegal<\/strong> to sell or distribute single-use or disposable vapes. With Restore Recycle you can meet your legal requirements and recycle unsellable stock or your customers\u2019 used vapes safely and responsibly.<\/h4>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_57977f1152bfef65e6824b9659a05edc\" class=\"driving-sec blocknumfig-4966 hasbgimg full-width-text-with-background-block  \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/UC_Header-.png);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"\">Why the ban?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">The stats make for eye-opening reading and explain why the government has banned the sale and distribution of single use vapes.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_8420d5a4db247f4afae318c44c6c0548\" class=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Plastics, micro-plastics and toxins such as lead and mercury in the environment<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>600 puffs = 600 years+ in landfill <\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>8 per second thrown away to landfill <\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>5 million per week thrown away to landfill<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 mt-lg-0 mt-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center img-prov-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Is-it-secret-It-is-safe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_263e9a46448f0442bdafd1e298d65ba0\" class=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Resources that end up in landfill<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>40 tonnes of lithium from vape batteries in 2022, enough to power 5,000 electric vehicles<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Copper and cobalt<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 mt-lg-0 mt-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center img-prov-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Is-it-secret-It-is-safe-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_66401b3904a2e387e6a4ceb2bd67f3bd\" class=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Safety (and health)<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>1,200 fires caused by exploding lithium batteries in bin lorries and at waste management sites across the UK in 2023 <\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Toxic smoke inhalation from these battery fires<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Long-term health impacts of vaping, particularly nicotine on young people\u2019s still-developing brains, are still not clear.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 mt-lg-0 mt-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center img-prov-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Is-it-secret-It-is-safe-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_6d884a7e0654f795bc13619df4d339f5\" class=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Environment<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Plastics, chemicals and batteries thrown away in parks, fields, playgrounds, woods \u2013 you name it \u2013 damage soils and harm insects, birds and animals, all vital for biodiversity. *<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 mt-lg-0 mt-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center img-prov-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Is-it-secret-It-is-safe-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_cfa12945ecc2e01f95f2a1cfc6c35b36\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<p><strong>*Stats from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\">www.gov.uk<\/a> and their Environmental blog team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\r\n\r\r\n<section id=\"block--block_0ee49e712b40be1d7fb08fd1cbf7a9bf\" class=\"two-column-content-60-40 two-column-content-extended  \" style=\"\">\r\t<div class=\"container\">\r\t\t<div class=\"row mx-n5 \">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 quote-left px-lg-5\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\"><h2>1 June cut-off date for single use vapes: have you met it?<\/h2><\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle two-column-de\">Is it worth risking your reputation and your business\u2019 finances?<\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\r\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7 quote-right px-lg-5\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content content-quote-desc\"><p>You can incur a \u00a3200 to \u00a35,000 fine or up to two years in prison for contempt of court if you ignore a \u2018stop order\u2019, depending on where you operate in the UK. If you are a newsagent, tobacconist, corner shop, supermarket, vape store, etc, you are now answerable to your local Trading Standards service, who will carry out spot check inspections, seize any single use vapes they find, and mete out a proportionate punishment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/about-restore-datashred\/our-accreditations\/\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Our accreditations<\/span>\r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/div>\r\t<\/div>\r<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_a5e9d24103b85098c7543751e32156aa\" class=\"driving-sec blocknumfig-3060 hasbgimg full-width-text-with-background-block  \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_523398611-scaled.jpeg);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"\">How Restore Recycle can help you comply with single use vape disposal, safely and responsibly.<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Batteries that contain lithium-ion (Li-ion) or lithium-polymer (Li-poly) technologies can malfunction or overheat, causing sparks, explosions and fires \u2013 even in a disposable vape that appears to be \u2018finished\u2019. \r\n\r\nAt Restore Recycle, we take every precaution to avoid fires and explosions, operating a responsible, registered vape disposal and recycling service that ensures compliant, safe handling of used vapes and their efficient dismantling and recycling. We can recover materials, such as copper and cobalt, and safely handle hazardous chemicals.\r\n\r\nIn short, we dispose of single use vapes properly, in line with all legislation \u2013 both the ban and the WEEE Directive, which is a long-standing and robust legal requirement in place to reduce e-waste.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_1d4e40214b7bb2d6315279870367e5d3\" class=\"why-sec info-cards-block info-cards-grid  \" style=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-center\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> Restore Recycle offers two collection options for retail environments<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center subheading\"> Both tube sizes are designed to safely contain used vapes before they go for recycling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row top-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 card-cont\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center why-box match-height \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-box p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/A9lg70r6_ko4es3_mo4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mt-3 mt-md-5 mb-3 \">10-litre vape collection tube<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Designed for safe containment of used vapes prior to recycling. We ensure that used vapes are disposed of responsibly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default mx-auto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/recycle\/simpler-recycling\/\"><span>Order now<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-space-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/images\/info-card-back.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 card-cont\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center why-box match-height \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-box p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/A9lg70r6_ko4es3_mo4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mt-3 mt-md-5 mb-3 \">20-litre vape collection tube<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No special materials (like vermiculite) are needed &#8211; the tubes are safe and secure as provided.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default mx-auto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/recycle\/simpler-recycling\/\"><span>Order now<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-space-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/images\/info-card-back.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_5da83105c78465c53d5949298a7a09a9\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h2><strong>How our single use vape disposal\/recycling works<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Order your 10-litre or 20-litre vape collection tube and position it in-store where customers can safely drop off their used vapes. The tubes are safe and secure as provided.<\/p>\n<p>When the tube is full, contact Restore Recycle by phone, email, or online to schedule a collection. 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