Specialist vape and e-cigarette recycling for retailers, distributors and producers across the UK. Fire-safe Vape Vessel containers, nationwide collection, and full hand dismantling at our AATF, meeting your obligations under WEEE Category 15, the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, and the Single-Use Vapes Ban 2025.
The Challenge
Every vape thrown into general waste carries lithium-ion battery risk, regulatory exposure, and lost recoverable material until it's properly recycled.
A single damaged or punctured vape battery can trigger thermal runaway above 600°C in seconds. Discarded vapes now cause hundreds of bin lorry, transfer station and warehouse fires across the UK every year. Mechanical shredding makes the risk worse. Only hand dismantling fully removes it.
Used vapes contain nicotine residue, heavy metals and traces of vape liquid that classify them as hazardous waste under UK regulations. Disposal in general waste breaches the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 and the Special Waste Regulations 1996 (Scotland).
Vapes contain lithium, copper, plastics and electronic components that are genuinely valuable when separated cleanly. Hand dismantling allows clean separation of each material stream, batteries to specialist treatment, plastics to recycling, electronics to AATF processing, keeping resources in the circular economy.
Benefits
One of the only UK recyclers performing vape recycling by hand on site at an AATF, rather than mechanical shredding. Our Huddersfield facility processes 75,000 tonnes per year and is recognised by the Environment Agency as benchmark best practice. B Corp certified, keeping valuable materials and jobs in the UK.
Every vape is taken apart by hand by trained operatives. Batteries are removed, casings separated, electronics processed. Full chain of custody at our AATF, never subcontracted.
With over 390 CEF branch locations across the UK, your customers and staff always have a convenient, licensed take-back point, alongside scheduled collections from your premises.
Vapes were given their own WEEE category on 12 August 2025. We were ready ahead of the change. Our Huddersfield AATF holds permits to treat all 15 WEEE categories under one roof.
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What We Recycle
From a single Vape Vessel in a high-street retailer to bulk collections from a vape distributor or producer, we recycle the full range of vape devices and accessories.
Rated as a best-practice treatment facility by the Environment Agency.
One of the UK’s highest-performing fleets for emissions and efficiency.
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