Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Elfbar 600 disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteDisassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Here we go, although the larger lid is easier to grab and get off, it doesn’t let you get the insides out easily from that end. So you need to find the little hole at the other end and use something small to lever it off.
Taking Off Lid Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Once off you should be able to pull out all of the insides in one go
Pulling Out Insides Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Out Insides Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Then take the other lid off as below
Taking Off Other Lid Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteTaking Off Other Lid Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Next separate the battery by cutting the wires. I would do the positive side first as there is only one wire to cut there.
Then just separate the remaining wires from the other material by cutting.
Cut Wires Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteEnd Result From Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Lost Mary or Bloody Mary disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteDisassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Here we go, grab the big pliers and give the lid a wiggle and a yank.
Removing Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteRemoving Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Pull the bits of rubber and material out of the lid.
Removing Material From Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteRemoving Material From Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Now grab your smaller pliers and you should be able to grab the clear bit of hard plastic within the main case to pull all of the insides out in one go.
Pulling Insides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Insides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Insides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Now you can remove the other lid from the main case.
Pulling Back Off Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Back Off Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteInsides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Next we have to focus on the insides, first remove the clear plastic completely, pull the sticky piece off the side too and give it a rince ready for recycling.
Separating The Plastic Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
We can now disconnect the battery wires. I always start from the positive side as there is only one wire, cut that away.
Cutting Wires Away From Battery Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
You can see on the negative side they use a confusing mix of red and black wires, as you have already disconnected the positive side it should be safe to cut through both to disconnect the battery completely.
Battery Disconnected Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteBattery Disconnected Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Pull apart the material that contains the liquid and snip the wires as shown below to separate them.
Finishing Up Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Pull them all apart and you should now have all parts separated.
Finishing Up Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Dispose of the hard plastic pieces and metal case in the recycling. Take the battery to a battery recycling collection point and the wires and components to a waste electrical recycling point. The rubber parts you can recycle in some places but not all accept them. The other material parts you may just have to throw in the bin.
End Result From Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Electronic vapes have been around for a while now and are a good way to move away from smoking cigarettes (though it may introduce other health issues). The reuseable vapes are great, you can charge them up and add whichever flavour liquid you fancy with the amount of nicotine required. However, the rise in popularity of vapes have introduced a monster with “disposable” electronic vapes or cigarettes appearing over the last year or two in a big way. These things are extremely bad for the environment then the low cost, bright colours and range of sweet flavours makes them very attractive to children. For those reasons, in my opinion, it should be illegal to make and sell these disposable devices.
Environmental Impact
I live in Greater London and at the moment I can guarentee that if you walk down any street you are very likely to find one of these devices disguarded on the pavement, in the road, on the grass verge etc. I even went for a visit to a seaside location and the beach was littered with these! On the envronmental side nobody seems able to dispose of these properly, its much easier to chuck it out of your car window or put it in the general waste than work out how to dispose of it correctly. If you do try to take it apart to recycle the various components it isn’t an easy task as we shall show below. Do they get recycled if they are put in battery recycling collection points?
The e-cigarette casings contain a mixture of plastic, rubber and metal which when broken down turn into microplastics and chemicals which pollute waterways and be bad for wildlife. The vape liquid contains various substances such as nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, and flavourings which can be toxic to the environment on their own when disguarded. The largest issue to me is the lithium-ion battery which contains hazardous substances such as lead and mercury. The lithium contained in e-cigarette batteries is not just an environmental and public health hazard when discarded, but a precious natural resource that must be conserved, reused, and recycled. The ten tons of lithium discarded in vapes yearly in the U.K. alone is enough to construct 1,200 electric vehicles. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency estimates the world will face lithium shortages by 2025. With that in mind I’ve taken a few pictures of what is happening to these devices on our streets:
Discarded e-cigarette kerbside crushed by vehicleDiscarded e-cigarette kerbside crushed by vehicle
Damaged Vapes Recycled
Here are a few disposable vapes I found damaged in the road that I attempted to take apart into their recyclable components. I’ll go into various vape types and how to take them apart later on but these ones took a bit more effort than normal as the outside cases were squashed but I managed to get them apart:
Damaged Disposable Vapes Found In RoadDisposable Vapes Found In Road Taken Apart Into Recyclable Components
How to disassemble the various types of disposable Vape
Here I have linked a new page to show you how to disassemble each type of vape so that you can break it down into components to recycle. Just a warning that the batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first.
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