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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. There is also a lot of e-liquid inside these vapes that can get all over your hands so make sure you wash your hands thoroughly after touching these. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Lost Mary BM6000 reusable 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.

The first thing to do is to pull out the e-liquid cartridge, normally you can pull these out with your hand but if not lever it out carefully with a screwdriver or similar.

Now we are going to focus on separating the parts in the e-liquid cartridge and get that out of the way. Lever off the top of the cartridge with some pliers.

You may find some liquid left in there, if so you can give it a rinse uner the tap to clean things up a bit and stop it spilling out. Pull the rubber part off.

This is probably the most annoying part of the whole job, you need to make three snips on the three plastic supports around the spring to release the spring part.

Then pull the middle spring part out.

Then you can snip the middle plastic rod to get the spring out and separate the other parts. Be careful with this bit as the spring can ping out at you!

You can see already the liquid has splatted over the workbench a bit, as I said above you can give it a rinse under the tap to clean it up a bit and dab the workbench and parts with a tissue as you go.

Ok, now we can turn our attention back to the main part of the vape. I find it best to grab the main case with some pilers and hit the mouthpiece on something to knock the whole inside section out.

Once it is loose you should be able to pull the two pieces apart.

Dispose of the case in the plastic recycling and lets then focus on separating the inside section. You can lightly pull or lever the plastic battery compartment off.

That plastic bit should then slide off the battery.

You can then take the rubber and fabric pieces out which will free up the plastic for recycling.

Now we can focus on the battery, pull the pad off of the positive terminal.

Then you can snip the positive red wire to disconnect the battery. You can see in the picture below the lights are on the display so this battery still had charge

Then you can do the same the other side of the battery, take the pad off of the negative terminal.

Then snip the negative wire which should disconnect the battery completely.

Now we can remove the small circuit board, the circuit board is held on by two tiny screws.

Unscrew both of those screws.

Now you can lever off the small display which is stuck on the side.

Well done for getting this far! We are onto the final piece of the puzzle, the mouthpiece.

You should be able to pull the two plastic sections apart.

The bigger bit can go straight in the plastic recycling, the other mouthpiece part we need to take apart further. Put a screwdriver in the small holes on the side to take the bottom off.

Now you can pull the fabric pieces off of the lid.

There are two metal contacts in the lid that need to be removed, these can be a bit of a pain to get out but I have a good technique using two pairs of pliers. I use one underneith to create a gap to push the metal contacts into and the other to do the pushing from the top.

That should push them out enough for you to grab the other side and pull them free from the plastic.

Now we focus on the final separation task, pull the big rubber part out of the mouthpiece.

There are a few other bits to pick out following that.

Then separate all of the picked out parts.

Now the last little bit is the filament in the little metal tube. You need to remove the small plastic ring inside.

Then can push the filament out of the metal tube.

Then separate the pieces.

Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal plastic and metal 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/

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 Blu 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 by getting some pliers, gripping the mouth piece end and pulling it off.

Take the little white piece out with some pliers or similar.

Now get hold of the white rubber part inside the metal tube and pull, with any luck you should be able to get the insides out in one go.

Knock the plastic end part off by passing a screwdriver through the metal tube.

Now you can start carefully unwrapping the sticky foam part from around the battery.

Then pull off the other stickers, tape and foam parts.

Now snip the red wire away from the battery. Always do the red wire first on these to avoid getting a shock.

Now snip the two black wires away from the battery.

Next pull the rubber and fabric parts out of the vape liquid tube.

Pull these parts off to expose the wires to the coil.

Now snip the wires either side of the coil (you can’t actually see the coil as its inside the fabric piece).

Pull the wires out of the rubber part.

And again, pull the wires out.

Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal plastic and metal 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.

I tend to pick these up in the street whenever I see them and recycle the pieces as above. I had a lot more of these to get through as you can see below!

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/

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 Gold Bar 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 by getting some pliers and pull the plastic end out.

Then grab the other plastic end and pull it off with some pilers, this end is a bit trickier but should come off too.

Now get a screwdriver or something similar and push inside one end to make all of the insides come out of the other end. I pushed the non-battery end to be on the safe side.

Here are the insides completely out of the metal tube.

Next I would pull the section off with the filter inside to remove it.

Then separate the rubber from the plastic tube and filter.

Now you have to try and get the battery out and disconnected. Its not easy as both ends are connected to something. I found it best to cut the rubber part at the top to free the component then can pull it through the plastic tube to free the battery.

Then remove the plastic tube from around the battery.

Now you should be able to pull any sticky pads off the battery then snip the red positive wire from the end of the battery.

Now snip the two wires from the other side of the battery to remove it completely.

Now you should be left with these parts.

When I did this I pulled out the heating element part from the metal tube to relase that first. A better way is probably to snip the wire where the red and blue wires meet in the above image. Then you can remove the rubber part completely and focus on the metal tube next.

Try and pull the heating element down and you should then be able to unwrap it. There is a small plastic piece inside that metal tube that keep it all in place, try to remove that and it should all pull free of the metal tube.

Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal plastic and metal 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.

I had a lot of these so did them all at once, before and after shots below!

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/

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 by 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/

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 QM600 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.

Ok lets roll.

I start with the metal end cap, get some small pliers and either lever it off or put then through the hole in the top and pull. Don’t worry about breaking it, you are just going to recycle it anyway.

Now grab the plastic end part underneith and pull the guts out.

Now to get the main metal piece out of the plastic body grab the other end and wiggle it out.

Now use pliers to pull the rubber parts out of the end plastic part you pulled off.

Now we shall focus out attention on the battery. Remove the coat from the battery carefully with pliers.

Now snip the red wire away from the positive terminal.

Then the two black wires away from the negative terminal to free up the battery.

Now we just have some tidying up and separating to do for the other pieces:

I couldnt see a way to pull the component out without snipping the rubber part or the wires, do that and it should pull free.

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/

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 Cigalike 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.

Right, lets crack on. The Cigalike is a very compact design and is one of the most difficult to disassemble. The first step is to use a tool like screwdriver or pliers to lever the top off.

Use the same method to remove the cap from the other side.

Now you should see the wires and electronic component one end, I was able to grab this and pull out most of the insides. Sometimes the come out whole sometimes not, if not use a tool to poke the rest through the tube.

Once everything is out it should look like the image below.

The good news is that once the insides are out of the tube it is one of the easiest vapes to separate the components and recycle. The next step is to disconnect the battery, snip the single red wire from the positive side. Sorry about the images by the way, I didn’t realise how blurry they were until I uploaded them here!

Give the tape a small snip in the middle and pull the wires through.

Now snip the wires attached to the negative side of the battery to disconnect it completely.

Now snip the two wires that go into the white tube.

Now grab the wires and pull them clear of the rubber piece.

Just pull the other bits apart now and you are done.

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.

Here is a before and after of a large batch of crystal vapes that myself and friends found and recycled.

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/