TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Contrary to a popular meme about dumpster fires, a Twin Falls waste disposal company is urging residents to properly dispose of hazardous materials after experiencing six garbage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disposable vapes have been banned in the United Kingdom for six months, but they're still causing fires in municipal waste ...

Fire officials in San Ramon Valley, California, cautioned locals to avoid tossing batteries in the trash after flames engulfed a garbage truck in a startling conflagration, according to KRON4. On ...

After experiencing three garbage-truck fires in six weeks, officials in Australia have sounded the alarm on the disposing of lithium-ion batteries in the trash or curbside recycling, according to ...

Discarded vapes, smartphones and electric toothbrushes are becoming some of the biggest hazards in the Des Moines metro's solid waste system, prompting fires and causing millions in damage. Why it ...

WESTPORT, Mass. (WPRI) — Crews responded to a truck fire on I-195 West in Westport Friday morning. According to the Westport Fire Department, a waste management vehicle caught fire on the I-195 West ...

Lithium batteries should never be thrown in the trash or recycling bins.

A garbage truck in Collier County recently caught fire due to a battery-powered child's toy that was placed on the curb with the battery still inside. According to the county, the battery ignited ...