Ribble Valley Council has issued a warning about disposing of certain types with household rubbish
Now . The two fires were in their waste lorries but alert refuse collectors quickly extinguished the fires which caused no serious damage to the vehicles.
The problem was caused by lithium-ion batteries, typically found in anything rechargeable, such as laptops and mobile phones; nickel-cadmium batteries found in remote controls and all other rechargeable batteries which contain chemicals that can ignite. As such they feature a crossed out bin symbol indicating they cannot be disposed of with household waste.Common alkaline batteries are not considered hazardous and can be disposed of with household refuse.
The can also be taken to special battery collection points at the Ribble Valley Borough Council Offices, Ribblesdale Pool and Platform Gallery in Clitheroe and household waste disposal centres in Henthorn Road, Clitheroe, and Chapel Hill, Longridge, where they will be stripped and recycled or disposed of as hazardous waste.
“Lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium and rechargeable batteries are among several fire hazards, along with hot ash and unwrapped broken glass, that should not be put in household refuse. We are asking residents to dispose of waste batteries carefully and there are plenty of battery recycling bins throughout the borough at shops, supermarkets and even the council offices in Clitheroe.”
Although shops that sell more than 32kg of batteries a year are legally required to have battery collection points, they are not required to collect car and motorbike batteries, or batteries from industrial equipment, which should be disposed of correctly at household waste disposal centres.
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