This article appeared in the September 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. As record-high numbers of batteries enter the solid waste stream, they have increasingly become associated with facility fires, safety issues and danger to workers. Last year saw more than 2,000 fire incidents in the recycled materials industry in the U.S. and Canada...

As record-high numbers of batteries enter the solid waste stream, they have increasingly become associated with facility fires, safety issues and danger to workers.

As record-high numbers of batteries enter the solid waste stream, they have increasingly become associated with facility fires, safety issues and danger to workers. Last year alone saw more than 2,000 fire incidents in the recycled materials industry in the U.S. and Canada. With global demand for lithium-ion batteries projected to increase 500% by 2030, the electronics recycling industry has...