According to Dewsbury Reporter on June 3rd, residents in various areas of Kirklees, UK are being encouraged to use e-cigarette recycling bins at local Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in order to prevent fires, protect waste workers, and preserve the environment.
The UK government has announced plans to ban disposable e-cigarettes by April 2025. This policy has received positive responses from medical organizations, local governments, environmental groups, as well as the waste and recycling industry.
According to a survey by the "Keep Britain Tidy" organization, the number of discarded disposable e-cigarette pods has doubled in the past two years, with 2.6 billion now being thrown away in the UK each year. Recent research by the "Truth Initiative" organization has shown that 50% of British people do not know how to properly dispose of these devices.
Nick Browning, the General Manager of the UK recycling and waste management company SUEZ, stated that...
It is crucial for residents to properly dispose of their e-cigarettes in a safe manner, by keeping them separate from household trash. When e-cigarettes are crushed in the garbage truck or damaged during processing at our waste facilities, even if the battery is depleted, there is a risk of fire.
Residents are urged to collect their e-cigarettes in order to prevent fires and protect waste workers, and take them to their local Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) for safe disposal. The collected pods will be sent to an Approved Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) operated by a waste management specialist company with advanced equipment. As part of their pod recycling solution, this program utilizes the recycling process to recover materials from the collected pods and divert them from the regular waste disposal process.
The development and reconstruction strategic director of the City Council of Buckingham, David Shepherd, stated,
Thanks to the quick actions of staff and firefighters, a fire at the Weaving Lane household waste and recycling center was discovered early last week and successfully contained. However, there were over 1200 fires in garbage trucks and waste stations across the UK last year. Due to the dry waste acting as fuel for battery fires, the flames spread rapidly and can cause significant damage immediately. This puts waste management workers at risk and could result in staggering losses.
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