News Essex company and directors fined £20,000 for illegal waste site 18th April 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires News Essex man jailed for 13 months for illegal waste operation 26th January 2023 Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Fires News Over 700 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres are caused by batteries 1st December 2022 Lithium Ion Batteries / local authorities / Waste Fires News “Zombie Batteries” behind rising rates of UK waste facility fires, ESA says 24th October 2022 Batteries / ESA / Waste Fires News Research: Three times more fires caused by batteries in waste stream than previously reported 19th July 2022 battery recycling / Material Focus / Waste Fires News ‘Good practices’ outlined in tackling fire caused by lithium batteries in e-waste 14th July 2021 Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires / WEEE Forum Opinion Time to take charge of battery-powered waste fires 13th January 2021 Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Lithium-ion battery waste fires costing UK over 150m a year 13th January 2021 battery waste / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Public must ‘join fight’ against ‘zombie batteries’ to cut recycling and waste fires 26th October 2020 ESA / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Consortium to explore solutions to ‘battery powered’ waste fires 3rd September 2020 Eunomia / Lithium ion / Waste Fires News ESA to launch battery recycling campaign in bid to reduce waste fires 20th August 2020 battery waste / E-Waste / ESA / Waste Fires News Fires in WEEE management chain are increasing, report finds 27th May 2020 battery waste / Waste Fires / WEEE News London lockdown sees spike in outdoor waste burning 28th April 2020 Coronavirus / London / Waste Fires News Company ordered to pay £230,000 after major fire at waste wood site 21st January 2020 Environment Agency / R Plevin & Sons Limited / Waste Crime / Waste Fires News Veolia urges public to prevent fires by disposing batteries safely 15th January 2020 Lithium Ion Batteries / Veolia / Waste Fires / WEEE Feature Batteries not included 23rd October 2019 Amey / Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Vehicle Recyclers Urged To Put Fire Prevention Plans In Place 3rd September 2018 EA / Waste Fires News Welsh Landfill Fire Controlled Following Multi-Agency Response 1st August 2018 Natural Resources Wales / Waste Fires First 1 2 3 Last
