People are being urged to dispose of batteries carefully after a discarded item is believed to have caused a major fire at a Derbyshire recycling plant. Eight crews were called to tackle the emergency ...

A battery recycling scheme has been launched to reduce the risk of fires in bin lorries and at waste sites. From Monday, bin crews in Herefordshire will collect batteries and small electrical items as ...

Mecklenburg County officials are urging residents to stop discarding lithium-ion batteries in the trash or recycling after ...

According to data gathered by the Recycle Your Electricals campaign group, lithium-ion batteries thrown in household rubbish bins have led to hundreds of fires, with 77 of the UK's 382 local ...

It comes after a fire recently broke out in a bin lorry in Wrexham, putting staff and members of the public at risk. Anything ...

This message is part of a regional campaign, "Don't Bin Batteries - It Only Takes One Battery to Spark a Fire", which aims to raise awareness of the risks of improper battery disposal and encourage ...