FirePro UK

Category: Waste & environment

28 Sep 2026

Discarded vapes linked to thousands of UK battery fires

Material Focus estimates more than 6.3 million vapes are still thrown away every week, despite the single-use vape ban. Vapes are linked to about 23% of tracked battery fires, and fires in the waste stream have risen 71% to more…

2 Sep 2026

SUEZ: two active battery fires a day across its sites

SUEZ's Health and Safety Director reports about two real fires a day across its UK operations. The Environmental Services Association now estimates battery fires cost the waste sector over £1 billion a year, up from £158 million in 2021.