Cigarette, cigars, e-cigs and vapes
Cigarette butts and cigars are not recyclable or classed as organic material and must not go in your household recycling or green waste bins.
Vapes and e-cigarettes are classed as hazardous waste and must not go in your household landfill, recycling or green waste bins.
Disposal option
- Cigarette butts and cigars must go in your household landfill bin or public ash trays.
- Single use vapes have embedded batteries that cannot be removed. These are not currently accepted by the B-cycle program and are classified as hazardous waste. They can be disposed of safely for free at the hazardous waste area at the ACT Government Resource Management Centres:
- Most refillable vapes and vapes with an easily removable battery can be recycled or recovered. Always check the packaging to see specific recycling methods for these devices. Removeable eligible household batteries can be recycled at B-cycle drop-off points in the ACT.
- All embedded or damaged battery-operated devices must be disposed of safely and should not be placed in your household bins. They can be disposed of safely for free at the hazardous waste area at the ACT Government Resource Management Centres:
Why?
Cigarette butts are not recyclable. They are a waste product which go in the landfill bin to prevent them making their way into our waterways where they cause environmental harm.
Single use vapes or e-cigarettes are hazardous waste and must not go in your household landfill, recycling or green waste bins in order to avoid the risk of fire.