Stop throwing your batteries in the trash: they're sparking fires at the landfill
A battery is a small device, that holds are large amount of energy. When a battery overheats or gets damaged in any way, it ...
Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it
Publicly reported fire incidents at waste and recycling facilities also hit 398, a new high since Fire Rover began compiling ...
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Boy Starts Nonprofit and Recycles 625,000 Batteries by Age 15 With Hundreds of Youth Joining in
Nihal Tammana started the nonprofit, Recycle My Battery, and now, at 15 years old, he has already recycled over 625,000 ...
California wildfire cleanup crews tackle toxic waste, risk of exploding batteries
After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries ...
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'A ticking time bomb': Missouri town reels more than 4 months after lithium battery plant fire
Ever since a lithium battery recycling plant opened in October 2023, she feared disaster. Just a year later, it happened when the Critical Mineral Recovery plant had an explosion. “Well ...