More than 1.4 million vape devices were recycled through WEEE Ireland's national takeback scheme.

The devices contain lithium batteries, plastic and electrical parts, which are not entering the recycling system.

‘We’re urging everyone – if it’s old, broken or obsolete, recycle it,’ the chief executive of WEEE Ireland said.

Approximately 18.1 million appliances were collected for recycling in Ireland last year.