Oxfordshire Introduces E-cigarette Product Recycling Service with Material Focus

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Nov.30.2023

Oxfordshire Introduces E-cigarette Product Recycling Service with Material Focus

Oxfordshire plans to introduce a new e-cigarette recycling service to prevent pollution and potential hazards from disposal.

According to reports from Oxfordshire, the county of Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom is set to launch an e-cigarette product recycling service. This service is funded by the non-profit recycling organization, Material Focus.

Oxfordshire County Council, Cherwell District Council, and Oxford City Council are planning to join forces to provide a new e-cigarette product recycling service across the county. This is aimed at preventing people from disposing of disposable e-cigarette products in regular waste bins or mixed recycling, which could potentially contaminate other recyclables and, in some cases, even lead to fires in garbage trucks or waste processing facilities.

A new Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) featuring bright pink e-cigarette bins will be installed on November 29, and collection points will also be set up at other locations.

The project is supported by Material Focus, a non-profit organization leading the electronic waste recycling movement. Material Focus has provided over £40,000 in funding to Oxfordshire, making it one of the first county councils to take the lead in e-cigarette recycling.

This funding is part of a broader initiative aimed at making it easier for 10 million UK residents to recycle their appliances.

Residents will also be informed about how and where to recycle e-cigarettes through flyers and information on HypnoCat posters. Keep an eye out for HypnoCat, an intriguing pink and furry mascot whose mission is to hypnotize local residents into recycling their e-cigarettes.

Oxfordshire County Council member Pete Sudbury has expressed his views on climate change and the environment.

We will support the ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, partly due to their environmental impact, and encourage the use of reusable e-cigarettes whenever possible.

Scott Butler, Executive Director of Material Focus, stated:

We are delighted to support the 'Recycle Your E-cigarette' initiative as it will help address the pressing issue of e-cigarette waste. This project could serve as a model for other initiatives in the UK by making e-cigarette recycling easier through the provision of public collection points.

References:

[1] Oxfordshire residents are urged to recycle your vapes

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[1] ELFBAR's Misleading E-cigarette Recycling Ads Banned by UK Advertising Standards

[2] Russian Students Launch Initiative to Collect Used E-Cigarettes

[3] ELFBAR Launches E-Cigarette Recycling Program in UK and Scotland

[4] GREEN WINGS PROJECT: Revolutionizing Recycling of Disposable E-cigarettes

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