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Charge a £5 deposit on disposable vapes, waste companies urge

1st June 2026

disposable vapes / local authorities / Waste Fires

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Fire brigades called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours

11th May 2026

Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires

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MPs and industry meet to address rise in lithium-ion battery fires

23rd December 2025

battery recycling / North London Waste Authority / Waste Fires

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ESA calls for urgent reform to tackle rising battery fire crisis

16th September 2025

Batteries / ESA / Waste Fires

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Universal kerbside battery collections could save £6bn, report says

29th April 2025

Batteries / Environmental Services Association / Waste Fires

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Pilot project to trial tech that prevents batteries igniting in HWRCs

23rd October 2024

E-Waste / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires

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Fires from improper disposal averaging one fire per day – Veolia

28th August 2024

behaviour change / Veolia / Waste Fires

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Over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries and waste sites last year

13th May 2024

Lithium Ion Batteries / Material Focus / Waste Fires

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Fire Service issues lithium battery warning after bin lorry fires

29th August 2023

Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires

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Jail term for illegal waste business that created Thames flood risk

17th August 2023

Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires

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78% of single-use vapes disposed of in general waste bins

19th July 2023

disposable vapes / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires / WEEE

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Fourth man sentenced for illegal waste site in Lincolnshire

15th June 2023

Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires

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You’re a Firestarter: how to ensure WEEE is recycled properly

25th April 2023

Defra / Waste Fires / WEEE

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Essex company and directors fined £20,000 for illegal waste site

18th April 2023

Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires

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Essex man jailed for 13 months for illegal waste operation

26th January 2023

Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires

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Over 700 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres are caused by batteries

1st December 2022

Lithium Ion Batteries / local authorities / Waste Fires

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“Zombie Batteries” behind rising rates of UK waste facility fires, ESA says

24th October 2022

Batteries / ESA / Waste Fires

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Research: Three times more fires caused by batteries in waste stream than previously reported

19th July 2022

battery recycling / Material Focus / Waste Fires