How to Throw Away Disposable Vapes: What You Need to Know Vapeteach Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e cigarettes. So what happens to them? AP News Nicotine vape devices are now accepted for safe disposal at the @Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center's Hazardous Material Collection Facility. Vape devices contain toxic nicotine and lithium ion batteries. Improper disposal of How to Properly Dispose of & Recycle Disposable Vapes Vaping360 Dispose of vape for free Mesa County