Recycling at Le Petit Vapoteur

100% of our waste is sorted !

Le Petit Vapoteur have collaborated with several waste treatment organisations, including associations. Thanks to these different partnerships, we can recycle a part of our vaping products, our materials, and our packaging. Le Petit Vapoteur is aware of the importance of reducing waste production. That is why we commit to deploying future actions aiming to reduce them further and to favour recovery/re-use.

Did you know? By leaving tobacco for vaping, you reduce the risks to your health, but you will also make a beautiful gesture for the planet. Cigarette butts indeed have a heavy environmental impact that a few figures suffice to illustrate:

30 billion cigarettes are thrown on the ground every year in the Hexagon (France) (4,300 billion in the world);
1 cigarette butt alone pollutes 500 liters of water;
Cigarette butts represent 30 to 40% of waste cleaned up on the beach.

Once this observation is made, it is appropriate to ask oneself about the best way to recycle your electronic cigarette and your e liquid bottles. By offering them a second life, you will thus make an additional eco-responsible gesture!

How to organise your vaping equipment ?

Each Le Petit Vapoteur store has a recycling unit with three dedicated bins, manufactured in cardboard by the association Au fil de l'eau (workers in professional reintegration), in which you can deposit:

Coils and clearomisers
Boxes with integrated batteries and batteries (accumulators)
Chargers
Empty e-liquid bottles
Bottle caps
Packaging of your vaping products

There is not a Le Petit Vapoteur store near you? Here is how to recycle your vaping products :

Integrated battery, box, and charger — these elements are considered waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). They are collected in specific collection points (supermarkets, recycling centers).

Clearomiser — separate, when it is possible, the metallic part from the tank.

-> The metallic part goes to the waste reception center with other metallic waste, or into the yellow bin.

-> The tank, often made of pyrex, cannot generally go into glass containers. Place it with the regular waste.

Coils — essentially composed of metals, They must be deposited in the metal collectors found in all waste disposal sites.

Batteries (accumulators) — they are treated like standard batteries. They can be deposited in the battery collectors present in most supermarkets or at the recycling centers.

Plastic bottles and caps — they can be deposited in your yellow bin dedicated to packaging, even if they contain traces of nicotine..

Good to know: before throwing away, think about giving or reusing.

An electronic cigarette that works can be given to a smoking loved one. A large-format bottle can be cleaned and reused, notably for DIY.

And afterwards, how are vaping products recycled ?

E-LIQUIDS

Bottle caps : sorted with the help of the ESAT of Cherbourg and revalorized by the association Les Bouchons de l'Espoir.

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

Coils and clearomisers: sorted with the help of the ESAT of Cherbourg and treated by Veolia.
Boxes with integrated batteries and batteries: Revalued by the company Corepile.
E-liquid bottles: treated by Veolia.
Other non-soiled electronic cigarettes (excluding batteries): recycled by the eco-organism Ecologic.

And the other waste ?

Packaging and materials

Clean cardboards: revalued into horse litter by ACTP.
Filmed (laminated) cardboard, transparent plastics, glassine, and wood: revalued by ENCORE - Environnement Cotentin Recyclage.
Glassine: revalued into cellulose wadding insulation by the company SOPREMA and by ENCORE - Environnement Cotentin Recyclage.
Bulk liquids: treated by SARP Normandie.
Wood: valued by the company ENCORE - Environnement Cotentin Recyclage.
Transparent plastic: valued by the company ENCORE - Environnement Cotentin Recyclage.
Soiled WEEE: treated by Veolia.
Clean WEEE: recycled by the company eco-organism Ecologic.
Metal charging cables: valued by the company LVFER.
Printer cartridges: treated by the company CONIBI.
Organic waste: treated by the company Les Petits Composteurs.
Empty IBCs: valued by the company Renovembal and by ENCORE - Environnement Cotentin Recyclage.
Europe pallets: valued by the company Carpiquet Palettes.