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Vape Recycling Bags are the new recycling bags for e-cigarettes.
Points of sale can use them to collect returned e-cigarettes and send them back to SENS eRecycling by post. 

The Vape Recycling Bags are now also available to consumers. The bags can be ordered here at no charge and will be delivered directly to the consumer’s home. Filled bags are left in the letter box – and Swiss Post delivers them to the recycling point. 

Vape Recycling Bags can be ordered directly here.

The Vape Recycling Bags are now available not only for sales outlets but also for consumers. The bags can be ordered at no charge using the order form and will be delivered directly to the consumer’s home. Filled bags are left in the letter box – and Swiss Post delivers them to the recycling point. 

Only e-cigarettes can be put in the Vape Recycling Bag. These include both disposable and reusable e-cigarettes with rechargeable batteries and empty liquids.

Damaged e-cigarettes must be returned to a SENS collection centre. 

The Vape Recycling Bag is designed to hold four to five kilograms (approx. 140–170 vapes weighing 30 g each).

As a sales outlet, you can also order a vape collection box in addition to the Vape Recycling Bag. The bag fits perfectly into the collection box measuring 17 × 17 × 30 cm, which is ideal for use on sales counters or in similar places.

The full Vape Recycling Bags can be left in the letter box. They are then collected from there by Swiss Post free of charge and returned to SENS eRecycling.

You can find instructions for returning the Vape Recycling Bag on the back of the bag.

Yes, e-cigarettes can be returned free of charge to any retail outlet that sells vapes. However, you can also return them free of charge to any SENS recycling collection point.

You can find out where the nearest collection point is on the recycling map. Simply select the collection item "E-Zigaretten".

E-Zigaretten werden ausschliesslich von Recyclingbetrieben recycelt, die über die erforderlichen Genehmigungen und eine SENS-Lizenz für die Verarbeitung der entsprechenden Gerätekategorie verfügen. SENS eRecycling überprüft die Betriebe und ihre Infrastruktur regelmässig.

Erfahren Sie mehr über das Recycling von E-Zigaretten in unserem Blog: So funktioniert das Recycling von E-Zigaretten

SENS eRecycling finances the costs of collection, transportation, raising consumer awareness and disposal of e-cigarettes through an advance recycling charge (ARC). It currently amounts to 10 cents for disposable or reusable e-cigarettes as well as battery carriers, or 5 cents for battery carriers without a battery.