
PROJECTS Reuse Vape Batteries
Give trendy products destined for e-waste
a second life
Written and
photographed
by Becky Stern
Harvest Disposable
Vape Batteries
106 makezine.com
How do vape companies get away with putting
perfectly good rechargeable lithium batteries in
a single-use device? And why does it seem like
there are so many more of these around all of a
sudden? It’s ridiculous.
I think the shift has something to do with the
Juul ban. Juul had a significant share of the
market with its rechargeable, cartridge refillable
device. When it was pulled from the U.S. market
in 2022 by the FDA, new competitors popped
up to fill the demand. In a mark ...