Asked all my vaping co workers to give me there spent vapes to salvage the battery and USB ports, this is what I got after 3 days : r diyelectronics Vapes containing batteries should never be put in your household rubbish or recycling bin Vapes (e cigarettes) contain batteries which can cause fires if placed in any of your household bins and Guy makes dodgy e bike from 130 used vapes to make point about e waste Ars Technica Battery recycling Portland.gov