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Fire Danger: Lithium Batteries
According to a report from Waste360, lithium batteries tossed in the garbage may cause fires. The number of reported waste and recycling facility fires that occurred in the U.S. and Canada in January 2020 totaled 22.
The number of lithium-ion batteries entering waste and recycling streams will not allow us to put our guard down. The epidemic we face is shared globally.
Help keep workers safe and the environment clean.
Read more here:
January 2020 Fire Report: Lithium-ion Batteries are a Growing, Global Problem
RECYCLING PLANTS ARE CATCHING ON FIRE, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES ARE TO BLAME
Find your local battery recycler here: https://www.call2recycle.org/locator/