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Residents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry. Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster ...

People are being warned not to throw batteries in their waste bins, after a fire in a refuse lorry. The lorry caught alight at about 08:40 GMT on Minerva Way in Cambridge, the county's fire service ...

Even items which you might not expect to be dangerous, such as greetings cards which play music, can cause fires or explosions when put in the bin.

Vestal (WBNG) -- In efforts to continue to protect the earth, Broome County Recycles is doing their part by collecting used batteries from residents. Jessica Gervasi, Materials Recovery Manager at the ...

Refuse workers were praised for their attempts to put out the fire in the bin lorry on Fyfield Road in Brixton Another warning has been issued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) about the dangers of ...

Another warning has been issued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) about the dangers of throwing out batteries in bins, specifically lithium-ion ones, after a bin lorry fire in south London. Refuse ...