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‘Don’t do it’: Warning after dangerous recycling habit sparks fire – Yahoo News Australia
Households have been issued a stern warning to cease throwing out a dangerous item with the rest of their waste.
Households have been warned against a dangerous recycling habit after an irresponsible disposal left a residential street covered in smouldering rubbish.
A trail of smoky debris blanketed a street in Mount Warren Park in Logan, in Queenslands southeast, after a hazardous battery was thrown into a recycling bin collected on August 24.
Footage showed an entire recycling trucks load dumped onto the street while a worker used a hose to extinguish the burning.
Locals emerged from their homes to wa…
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