Recycling is extremely important, but as many Americans have noted, it can be a confusing process. This is particularly true when it comes to disposing of batteries. “People have a lot of questions ...

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TWO battery recycling bins have been placed in a supermarket to encourage shoppers to recycle their used batteries. The new red and black bins, in the shape of large batteries, were put in the ...

The danger of placing batteries in household waste bins has been highlighted by waste experts in South Yorkshire. An estimated 700 fires a year across the UK are caused by batteries thrown in ...

The number of fires caused by batteries has been rising in recent years. A survey conducted by Material Focus among local authorities last year discovered that there were over 700 battery-related ...

As is the case every year, demand for batteries increased exponentially in the run up to Christmas 2020, with the average UK household buying an estimated 30 batteries or more every festive period. We ...

RESIDENTS will now be able to recycle their household batteries after the council launched a new scheme. There are now dedicated containers for battery collections which are available at the council’s ...

We’ve all suffered the annoyance of the slow demise of a mobile phone battery, when it seems like you’re spending more time charging it up every day than using it. The same thing will eventually ...

Firefighters have warned residents to dispose of batteries in the proper way after a bin lorry fire in Worksop.