Under the Portable and Medium-Format Battery Stewardship Act, producers of batteries are required to fund and manage the collection, transportation and recycling of certain batteries.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Contrary to a popular meme about dumpster fires, a Twin Falls waste disposal company is urging residents to properly dispose of hazardous materials after experiencing six garbage ...

After experiencing three garbage-truck fires in six weeks, officials in Australia have sounded the alarm on the disposing of lithium-ion batteries in the trash or curbside recycling, according to ...

There will be a heightened risk of fires this Christmas with batteries being incorrectly thrown into kerbside bins.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Three Rumpke trucks have seen smoke or flames in the last month, and Rumpke says it’s coming from what residents are throwing in their trash. Even throwing out your birthday card ...

Three Rumpke trucks have seen smoke or flames in the last month, and Rumpke says it’s coming from what residents are throwing in their trash. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00 p.m., residents ...

Two Gilbert garbage truck fires last month – one gutting an automated side loader worth $500,000 today – have town officials worried about what residents are throwing away. While the Fire Department ...

WYLIE, Texas — It’s not every day you see a mountain of smoldering garbage outside your local fire station — but that’s exactly what happened Monday afternoon at Wylie Fire Station 3. Wes Hart first ...

Kent Fire investigators believe a lit cigarette may have sparked a fire in a garbage truck earlier today. Crews were called to the 800 block of Central Ave South around 12:30 p.m. where flames could ...

People are being urged not to throw lithium-ion batteries in kerbside bins this Christmas. Another garbage truck has gone up ...

A Saturday fire that destroyed five garbage trucks and damaged one remains under investigation but is not considered suspicious, officials said Tuesday. The fire was started by garbage left in one of ...