European Trade Bodies Call for Action Against Battery Fires

More than 10,000 fires per year due to discarded batteries and electrical appliances complain the German disposers. After the big fire in Swisttal the industry renews demands for bans and a deposit system. Also artificial intelligence could help.

European trade bodies call for action against battery fires

The European Commission has been urged to implement new regulations to curb the growing number of lithium battery incidents in recycling facilities across the continent. Beth Jones Beth Jones - Materials WEEE Industry Waste Management Breadcrumb Section WEEE Main Magazine Feature 0 Remove Mag Cover bottom Date (Materbi) Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Keywords Battery fires, lithium batteries, waste management, recycling facilities, European…

Joint call for EU action to protect waste management from surging lithium battery fires - RECYCLING magazine

The undersigned associations – CEWEP, EPRO, EPSU, EuRIC, EXPRA, FEAD, FERVER, and Municipal Waste Europe, representing the entire public and private waste management value chain, extended producer responsibility organisations and public service unions, are expressing concerns over a significant increase in fire incidents within the European waste management sector, largely attributed to the misplacement of lithium batteries. These incidents pres…