(Washington Department of Ecology, 2011), while Florida does
not (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2009).
E-cigarettes discarded after their intended use would not be
considered a CCP, thus would not be a hazardous waste under US
federal rules (though they still might be TC hazardous waste for
lead). Unused e-cigarettes would be CCP and thus hazardous waste
(unless otherwise excluded) if nicotine solution were present.
Disposal of unused e-cigarettes might occur at a commercial or
retail location if a specific product or flavor does not sell well, if
the facility goes out of business, or if a product were to expire.
Thus, in the US, when an unused nicotine product is intended to
be discarded it is considered a P075 hazardous waste. P-listed
wastes have more stringent management requirements than other
listed wastes. Based on previous EPA communications regarding
nicotine-containing products, any commercial entity wanting to
discard unused nicotine juice or unused e-cigarettes containing
nicotine juice would have to comply with appropriate hazardous
waste regulations (US Congress, 1980a; US EPA, 2010).