5.2K views · 6 comments | Rubbish Truck fires can be started from hazardous items such as: Car batteries, including EV batteries, jumpstart pack, aerosols – paint and butane canisters, gas bottles – and lithium batteries, which can be found in a range of household items, such as laptops, mobile phones, hearing aids, power tools, EVs, power banks, rechargeable batteries and disposable vapes. None of which should be put in kerbside rubbish or recycling bins. | Seven Sharp | Facebook

Hot load of rubbish coming through 🔥 There’s been 140 rubbish fires in the past five years in Brisbane and 43 “hot loads”. That’s when a garbage truck dumps their entire rubbish onto the street because of an explosion caused by batteries or flammables which have been chucked in the bin. Here’s where you can recycle batteries properly: 👉🏼728 Tilly Road, Chandler - 6.30am to 5.45pm👉🏼101 Upper Kedron Road, Ferny Grove - 6.30am to 5.45pm👉🏼1372 Nudgee Road, Nudgee Beach - 6.30am to 5.45pm👉🏼3