Opinion Battery fires in recycling: The hidden risk to the circular economy 19th August 2026 Circular Economy / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Major recycling centre fire caused by disposable vape, fire service says 30th June 2026 disposable vapes / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Fire brigades called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours 11th May 2026 Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Over 7,000 vapes a day are found in just four Biffa sites 5th November 2025 Biffa / disposable vapes / Lithium Ion Batteries News UK consortium secures £8.1 million to scale EV battery recycling 26th August 2025 Critical Raw Materials / Electric Vehicles / Lithium Ion Batteries News Scientists create new method to recycle LI batteries using vegetable oil 26th February 2025 battery recycling / Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling News Altilium secures US$5m investment for EV battery recycling plant 9th January 2025 battery reuse / Electric Vehicles / Lithium Ion Batteries News 50% of Londoners admit dangerous battery disposal habits 13th November 2024 Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / North London Waste Authority News Pilot project to trial tech that prevents batteries igniting in HWRCs 23rd October 2024 E-Waste / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News New system launched to extract lithium-ion batteries from waste streams 25th June 2024 artificial intelligence / Lithium Ion Batteries / WEEE News Cambridge City Council recorded 7 bin lorry fires caused by batteries in 2024 3rd June 2024 Lithium Ion Batteries / local authorities / Waste Fire News Over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries and waste sites last year 13th May 2024 Lithium Ion Batteries / Material Focus / Waste Fires News Researchers develop method to upcycle end-of-life batteries 20th December 2023 Electric Vehicles / Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling Insight Battery recycling technology: The race to a circular economy 13th December 2023 Circular Economy / Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling News Fire Service issues lithium battery warning after bin lorry fires 29th August 2023 Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News 78% of single-use vapes disposed of in general waste bins 19th July 2023 disposable vapes / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires / WEEE News “UK’s first” industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant to open 25th April 2023 Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling / Technology Minerals News E-scooters increasing danger of battery fires, BMRA says 17th February 2023 BMRA / EWEEE / Lithium Ion Batteries First 1 2 Last
