Lithium batteries are bursting into flames, starting dangerous, toxic trash fires

by Amy Lestition Burke and Heidi Sanborn, opinion contributors, The Hill, 06/03/25 Every day, essential workers in recycling and waste management face an escalating threat: fires and explosions sparked by improperly discarded consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries and other hazardous products such as compressed gas cylinders. These fire incidents are no longer…