RethinkWaste knows all about battery fires. A lithium-ion battery caused over $8.5 million in damages to our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in September 2016. Thankfully no one was injured. Please remember to properly dispose of your batteries and tape the ends. Learn more about how to safely dispose of batteries in the RethinkWaste service area at RethinkBatteries.org.
Costly fires that harm sanitation workers can happen when the battery ends touch in trash or recycling. Tape battery ends and always recycle at a local battery drop-off site (info: https://ow.ly/LWGi50SpNZN) -- never in your curbside bin.