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Battery Fires At Recycling Centres Are Costing the UK £1bn a Year
TL;DRLithium batteries in trash are causing 500+ fires yearly at UK recycling centers, costing £1bn.
Why it matters: E-waste mishandling threatens infrastructure, raises recycling costs, and signals a growing battery disposal problem as device use explodes.
Wrongly discarded lithium batteries, such as those in vapes, are causing more than 10 fires a week at U.K. recycling centers, according to figures shared with the Guardian: The Environment Services Association (ESA), the trade body for waste management companies, said its…
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