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Did you know that the multiple components of vaping devices are hurting our environment?
Vapes contain lithium batteries along with plastics, heavy metals, and cancer-causing chemicals. When Improperly thrown into trash bins or littered on the ground, trace amounts of these materials can leak into our soil and water sources, contaminating the food we eat and the water we drink.
What can you do?
We’ve got the data.
With a 399.73% increase in retail e-cigarette sales just from 2015 through 2020, the environmental consequences of e-cigarette waste are enormous.
How to Properly Dispose of Vaping Devices in the Kearney Community
Kearney's Household Hazardous Waste Facility
3620 Box Butte Avenue,
Kearney, NE 68847
Things to keep in mind:
- Kearney’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility only accepts a small number of devices from Kearney residents at a time. They do not accept bulk amounts from individuals or businesses.
- Before utilizing Kearney's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, please ask the location where you purchased your device(s) if they can properly dispose of it. If they do not, you may utilize the waste center.
- Vape devices can be harmful to human life, not just for those using them but for the environment and the local community as a whole.