‘Dispose Safe’ campaign tackles lithium-ion waste truck fires

Tower Hamlets highlights dangers of discarded batteries

Tower Hamlets Council has launched a safety campaign calling for urgent action to tackle the rise in fires caused by discarded lithium-ion batteries, warning that the problem is putting waste crews at risk and disrupting bin collections across the borough.

Dispose Safe aims to address the growing national problem of lithium-ion batteries igniting inside waste trucks and recycling facilities. 

In Tower Hamlets alone, there were 23 fires linked to lithium-ion batteries, nine of which...

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