{"id":14407,"date":"2024-05-10T15:37:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/uk-public-warned-after-huge-rise-in-fires-caused-by-binned-batteries\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:37:51","slug":"uk-public-warned-after-huge-rise-in-fires-caused-by-binned-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/uk-public-warned-after-huge-rise-in-fires-caused-by-binned-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"UK public warned after huge rise in fires caused by binned batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fire chief says incorrect disposal of devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are \u2018disaster waiting to happen\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fires caused by batteries in waste have gone up by 71% in the UK since 2022, as the rise of disposable vapes and other portable battery-powered devices leads to more lithium-ion batteries ending up in the bin.<\/p>\n

An increase in the number of these devices being thrown in household rubbish bins has led to more than 1,200 fires in the waste system in the past 12 months, compared with 700 in 2022, according to research conducted by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and the campaign group Recycle Your Electricals.<\/p>\n

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\nFire chief says incorrect disposal of devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are \u2018disaster waiting to happen\u2019<\/p>\n

Fires caused by batteries in waste have gone up by 71% in the UK since 2022, as the rise of disposable vapes and other portable battery-powered devices leads to more lithium-ion batteries ending up in the bin.
\nAn increase in the number of these devices being thrown in household rubbish bins has led to more than 1,200 fires in the waste system in the past 12 months, compared with 700 in 2022, according to research conducted by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and the campaign group Recycle Your Electricals. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fire chief says incorrect disposal of devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are \u2018disaster waiting to happen\u2019 Fires caused by batteries in waste have gone up by 71% in the UK since 2022, as the rise of disposable vapes and other portable battery-powered devices leads to more lithium-ion batteries ending up in the bin. An increase …<\/p>\n

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