Residents in the East Riding have been urged not to dispose of batteries or disposable vapes in their household rubbish, following a second fire at a recycling site.

A fire was ignited at Carnaby Household Waste Recycling Site, located on Moor Lane, Carnaby, in the early hours of Friday (30 August), with the fire alarm sounding just before 2am.

Fortunately, firefighters were able to swiftly bring the fire under control and no injuries were reported. Despite the incident, the site was able to open as usual for the public.

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The fire resulted in minor damage to the waste transfer station side of the building, where bin collections from the local area are processed. It is believed that the fire was sparked by batteries being discarded in a bin prior to collection.

In response, the waste and recycling team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council is reminding residents not to place batteries, or items containing them such as disposable vapes, in their green or blue bins.

Special containers are available at all household waste recycling sites for battery disposal, where they can also be sent for recycling. Many retail outlets and supermarkets, essentially anywhere that sells batteries, also provide recycling containers for batteries.

A more severe fire occurred at the Carnaby Household Waste Recycling Site in August of the previous year, resulting in the centre being closed to the public for two days.

Fires at recycling sites nationwide are becoming increasingly common due to discarded batteries being placed in rubbish.

Councillor Paul West, the cabinet member for environment and transport at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: "I want to thank firefighters for an amazing job in getting this fire under control so quickly and for preventing it from getting any worse.

"And thank you to staff at FCC Environment who were fantastic in dealing with the damage and making sure the site was safe and ready for it to reopen the same day."

"We need the public to help us prevent fires like this from happening and the best thing they can do is never to put batteries in their household rubbish or their recycling bins."

All household waste recycling sites in the East Riding are managed by FCC Environment on the council's behalf.

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