The council now wants the government to change the way batteries are disposed of so they do not end up in the bin. The ...

When household batteries die, it's hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash. But dead batteries aren't quite finished. They can leak ...

"If a battery comes into the waste, it's an immediate risk of fire because if a battery is not handled correctly it can spark and that can cause thermal runway and then create a fire risk," said Grime ...

There’s probably a drawer in your house filled with batteries of all different shapes and sizes. It’s a nice level of security, knowing that you can energise all sorts of different household ...

From remote controls to gaming consoles, e-cigarettes to electric toothbrushes, even singing greeting cards, batteries are everywhere. When they die, it’s easy to toss them in the trash and forget ...

Rechargeable batteries from items like laptops have started a half-dozen fires at the Lyon County landfill, Lyon County Environmental Administrator Roger Schroeder said. This week, Schroeder asked ...