After a phone battery recently caught fire in a Tulsa garbage truck, the city is sharing safe alternatives for throwing this “e-waste” in the trash. “When electronics with self-contained batteries are crushed in a garbage truck, the results are dangerous,” the city said.


Monday, December 9, 2024, 9:25 PM


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The city of Tulsa is asking people not to throw electronics with self-contained batteries in the trash or trash because it is dangerous.


The city said a cell phone thrown in the trash caught fire when it was crushed in a garbage truck recently.


“It was only thanks to the transporters’ quick action that they were able to prevent a disaster by dumping the cargo on the street and extinguishing the fire,” the city wrote in a post online.


What electronic devices with batteries should I take into account if I don’t throw them in the trash?



  1. Earplugs

  2. E-cigarettes

  3. Digital cameras

  4. Smart phones

  5. toys, headlamps, tools, flashlights, toothbrushes, medical devices, etc.


Where can I safely dispose of batteries or electronic waste near Tulsa?



  1. Tulsa Parks Rec Centers

  2. Collection facility for household pollutants

  3. MET recycling centers

  4. Companies from the area


The city said a battery also caused a fire at the largest recycling processor in Tulsa in 2021, damaging equipment so severely that the plant was closed for a year.


STORY: Fire at recycling center likely caused by incorrectly installed battery, TFD says






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