A series of fires at the Iowa City Landfill sparked concerns toward the way electric batteries are thrown out.
The fires took place since the beginning of the year. Most of them -- if not all of them -- were cause by batteries that were improperly thrown away in the garbage.
When the batteries no longer work, they can cause landfill or recycling facilities to catch fire. There are some things you can do to help prevent this from happening. You can find the full list of safety tips below:
Electric bike batteries
Recycle your e-bike batteries at a local e-bike battery drop-off locations. You can check to make sure your e-bike battery brand is accepted via local drop-off programs by clicking here.
If your e-bike battery brand is accepted, safely recycle your e-bike battery at any of these participating locations: