Safety concerns around lithium battery disposal prompt new policy at Anchorage waste facilities

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A renewed push for proper disposal of lithium batteries is being implemented by the Municipality of Anchorage after a fire sparked at the Anchorage Regional Landfill in late 2020 and was blamed on a lithium battery. Solid Waste Services Acting Director Kelli Toth said the new…

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