Drop vapes and other e-waste in for free recycling

Used vapes can also be returned to the shops in which they were purchased and anything with a plug, battery, or cable, is free to recycle in local authority sites, or participating electrical retailers

Ethan Holmes (Age 10), Sienna Lavery (Age 10) and Freya Lavery (Age 6) at the launch of Recycle Your Electrical Waste for Free! Campaign. Picture: Shane O’Neill, Coalesce

Strange as it might seem, the bigger an electrical item is the more likely we are to recycle it.

A burnt-out dishwasher is more awkward to get into the boot of a car, but we would probably take it to the recycling centre before doing the same with a small used battery or broken remote control, studies show.