Good morning.
People think it's ok to toss batteries in with their household rubbish. It is not. Any batteries, even the smallest, should be recycled at an authorised collection point.
One battery. One fire. One lorry out of action for a week.
A discarded battery in a household waste bin caused a fire in one of our bin lorries this week. The blaze was so intense it split the welded metal floor of the lorry apart.
This didn’t need to happen. The battery could have been recycled safely through our kerbside electricals collection.
Please put batteries in a separate bag on top of your bin and make use of our free kerbside collection for electrical items.
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Don't be a tosser.
I am coming across discarded vapes, these have to be kept separate. Cigarette butts are bad enough, but these can be lethal. Imagine sucking on one of these dummies for your fix. Try and get off them if you can.
Thanks for popping in. Have a good day. Toodle pip. ilona
Gosh I didn't know that about batteries !!! That they caused fire when crushed. And I'm 56 years old, I put mine in a spare dresser drawer and take the full bag to the Co-Op once a year, they have a box on the way in. I bet alot of people don't know, it should be better publicised. Norma in Stafford.
ReplyDeleteLifestyle choices are not always for the better where batteries are concerned. They may be a source of convenience, portable power when on the move, but lethal if disposed of in a casual way. Well done for collecting yours up and dropping them off at a collection point.
DeleteWhat really annoys me is when shops sell button batteries next to the sweets shelves. No wonder small children swallow them! They then burn through whatever internal organ they lie against and cause untold suffering. I'll jump off my soapbox now...
ReplyDeleteYes we must dispose of batteries very carefully. Keep on spreading the word!