Dump staff put at risk by binned vape fires

Disposable vapes are piling up

- BY GRAHAM HISCOTT Head of Business

MORE than 180 fires at rubbish dumps have been caused by “zombie batteries" since the ban on disposable vapes came in earlier this year, a leading operator has revealed.

Biffa says more than 840,000 vapes were found in four of its biggest waste sites between June and September alone.