Experts fear the numbers of bin-related blazes could rise this month as a potentially bumper lot of electrical goods are thrown out in kerbside collections following Christmas gifting and Black Friday and January sales
The biggest fire risk comes from discarded mobile phones and items such as tablets that contain rechargeable batteries, experts toldSuch items and other battery operated goods can be safely recycled separately but when they are thrown out along with general waste they can get crushed in the disposal process.
The more electricals with hidden batteries, lithium and lithium-ion batteries that get thrown away, the greater the fire risk in waste trucks and sites, campaigners said. “And without new rules in this area, fires are set to carry on throughout the year thus creating a risk for the public, and those working in the recycling sector. It also puts extra pressure on already over stretched emergency services.”
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