Your engine turns over slower and slower every time you twist the key, until one day you hear “click, click, click.” Your battery is dust. Since you’re a reader of The Drive, we know you have the ...
Collect all used batteries until you can bring them to a special recycling collection site. Ordinary single-use alkaline and carbon-zinc batteries are considered non-hazardous and safe to place in the ...
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BRUNSWICK HILLS, Ohio (WJW) — The Brunswick Hills Fire department on Wednesday began a campaign to help people properly and safely dispose of used lithium ion batteries. The rechargeable batteries ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa — National Battery Day is here, reminding us all how many batteries we use on a daily basis. From the phone we all constantly have in our hand, to the clock that wakes us up in the ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Firefighters and recycling centers in Kent County are working to bring awareness to the dangers of lithium-ion batteries during National Fire Prevention Week. Kent County ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - For this year’s Fire Safety Week, the Baton Rouge Fire Department wants everyone to learn about how to properly own electronics and devices with lithium-ion batteries inside ...
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Fire Department is advising the public on the safest ways to handle and dispose of lithium batteries. Last year, there were more than 3,000 incidents causing around 500 ...