Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Vaporizers
Vaproizer devices may have a removabe or rechargable battery, a chamber for tobacco or cannabis vape liquid, and possible circuitry and LED display panel.
Vaproizer devices may have a removabe or rechargable battery, a chamber for tobacco or cannabis vape liquid, and possible circuitry and LED display panel and are ewaste. Batteries in vape devices are very difficult to remove and may contribute to fires in recycling and garbage waste streams and facilities.
Contact local dispenseries for recycling collection options of cannabis vape pens. CalRecycle has cannabis waste regulatory & disposal information.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) |
41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks) |
Fremont | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Vaporizers with batteries separated as possible. Tobacco vape liquid not cannabis vape liquid. Traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, hookah shisha, or synthetic nicotine pouches are not accepted or considered state defined hazardous waste. | |
| GAIACA | PO Box 188 | Gonzales | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee | Vape Pen Recycling Program (nicotine and cannabis). GAIACA sets up a lockable collection receptacle within the participant's facility and provides service on a routine or as-needed basis. Used, unused, defective, expired, or non-compliant vape pens are all suitable for recycling through GAIACA's one-of-a-kind program. Technicians render them unusable then ship for recycling process. | |
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) | 2091 West Winton Avenue | Hayward | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Vaporizers with batteries separated as possible. Tobacco vape liquid not cannabis vape liquid. Traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, hookah shisha, or synthetic nicotine pouches are not accepted or considered state defined hazardous waste. | |
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Vaporizers with batteries separated as possible. Tobacco vape liquid not cannabis vape liquid. Traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, hookah shisha, or synthetic nicotine pouches are not accepted or considered state defined hazardous waste. | |
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Vaporizers with batteries separated as possible. Tobacco vape liquid not cannabis vape liquid. Traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, hookah shisha, or synthetic nicotine pouches are not accepted or considered state defined hazardous waste. | |
| Cannabis Waste Solutions |
4037 Phelan Rd Ste A420 |
Sacramento | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Cannabis waste product services including vaporizers and cartridges, on site waste rendering & cannabis disposal | |
| Cannabis Waste Solutions |
4037 Phelan Rd Ste A420 |
Sacramento | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Cannabis waste product services including vaporizers and cartridges, on site waste rendering & cannabis disposal | |
| Clean Management Environmental Group | 915 Industrial Rd | Walterboro | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial volume. Cannabis waste and e-liquid from vaporizers (tobacco and cannabis product). | |
| Clean Management Environmental Group | 915 Industrial Rd | Walterboro | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Cannabis waste & e-liquid waste. The processes involved in producing cannabis products may generate hazardous chemicals, or the products themselves may contain hazardous materials. This is waste from e-cigarette/vaping devices. According to the EPA, active raw materials (like nicotine), residual products, and some e-cigarette cartridges are to be treated as hazardous waste when they are disposed. (Recycling for vaporizer batteries.) |
