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Oct 2021
New pink battery recycling bins for the Harrogate district
North Yorkshire County Council has installed new bright pink bins across the district for people to safely recycle batteries.
The council said punctured batteries are thought to have caused several fires at waste transfer stations and need to be disposed of correctly.
The fluorescent pink bins can be found at 3 household waste recycling centres across the Harrogate district.
The county council said the most important batteries to recycle are lithium-ion batteries found in mobile phones, laptops, and toys - as they are the main cause of battery fires when thrown away inappropriately.
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County Councillor Derek Bastiman, executive member for waste management, said:
For all battery recycling bin locations, click here.
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