Discarded batteries put one garbage truck out of commission, and have caused aggressive fires in others.

There is a small symbol on every car battery, a tiny trash can with a line through it. It is not decorative. It is not a suggestion. It is a universal warning that has apparently ... Read more ...

The Troy Fire Department has a message for the community: “Lithium-ion batteries should never be thrown in the trash.” The ...

Hillsborough County’s solid waste department began tracking an uptick in garbage fires in 2023, when seven trucks erupted in ...