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 Vuse Go 700 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.
Here is what they look like at the start.
Start off my getting some pliers and pull the plastic end out.
It should pull out with the majority of the insides attached including battery.
Now use a screwdriver or similar to poke through the tube and knock out the other end part.
Pull the rubber part away from the plastic end part.
Now pull the sticky pads away from the battery.
Now we need to disconnect the battery, first cut the one wire away from the positive side of the battery.
Now you can cut the other two connections from the negative side of the battery. Warning, doing this the opposite way around could result in you shorting the battery and getting a shock.
Next you should be able to pull out the remaining plastic bits from the first end part you removed.
Make sure you get all of the parts out and separated. Sometimes if there is any juice left this can be messy, pour away the excess juice in the sink and give it a rince if so.
Nearly done, just the final bits of separation to do, pull the metal pieces out of the plastic piece.
Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal recycling. The battery can be taken to battery recycling, they have these in lots of the big shops and your council should have various facilities. The electronic part and wires can be put in the waste electrical equipment recycling (all councils have these facilities). The rubber is sometimes recycled but sometimes not. If not you can bin it with the fabric pieces.
Well done for recycling these items and having a positive impact, read more here: https://junglebiscuit.com/guide-on-how-to-recycle-disposable-electronic-vapes-or-cigarettes/