A trip to the New York City recycling facility should be a simple cruise between one borough and another. That is not the case when people put rechargeable or Lithium batteries in their recycling. A recent fire on one of the barges transporting batteries to the City’s recycling plant in Brooklyn just reinforces the problem […]
As we have noted in prior blogs, improperly placed rechargeable batteries continue to cause battery fires and burn down New Jersey’s recycling centers. The latest of these battery fires occurred recently in Tinton Falls; you can watch the video here. The fire in Tinton Falls is not an isolated incident either. Here is a video […]
New Jersey is kicking off an education campaign called Avoid the Spark to try and prevent fires caused by rechargeable batteries being placed in the recycling stream with cans, bottles and paper. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE….recycle these batteries correctly. Go to the links in this post to learn more and please share with friends and neighbors. […]