Landfill fires lead to council plea not to throw batteries into kerbside bins
The Nelson landfill had 20 fires in 12 months sparked by batteries, leading to a plea to keep them out of kerbside bins.
Source: stuff.co.nz
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Landfill fires lead to blanket ban on battery disposal
York Valley Landfill had 20 fires in 12 months, prompting the council to stop the disposal of batteries to landfill. Batteries can instead be recycled at several collection points.
Source: stuff.co.nz