The improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries is causing a dangerous dilemma for sanitation workers in the city, as the batteries are starting fires inside garbage trucks across the city.
Lithium-ion batteries are starting fires inside garbage trucks across New York City, creating a dangerous dilemma for sanitation workers. The batteries have become notorious for starting difficult-to-extinguish fires that can rapidly spread through homes, apartment buildings, and now, sanitation trucks.
"The last thing you want is a flaming pile of garbage behind you, but sometimes for safety purposes, we have to get the garbage outside the truck," Toscano noted.Trucks are equipped with cameras, including ones that monitor the inside of the truck, but batteries scan be hidden inside bags, making it difficult for workers to spot them. Once picked up by unknowing workers, the batteries cause fires that start several stops after being put into the truck.
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