GFL & CFD2 Team Up to Reduce Fire Risks
Green for Life Environmental (GFL) and Consolidated Fire District No. 2 (CFD2) are asking customers to join them in reducing fire risks by recycling their household batteries. Each year, discarded lithium ion and other batteries cause hundreds of fires within the solid waste collection and disposal system. These fires have destroyed trash trucks, damaged recycling facilities and endangered firefighters and solid waste workers. Fortunately, recycling those batteries can eliminate those risks. When lithium-ion batteries are thrown in the trash, they can easily ignite when crushed, punctured or damaged in the garbage truck, causing fires that are difficult to extinguish. Lithium-ion