News · Around town · Cass County · Iowa
The Cass County landfill has warned that fires involving lithium batteries are becoming a growing concern.
Key takeaways
The Cass County landfill has issued a warning about a growing risk of fires involving lithium batteries. The warning identifies lithium batteries as a fire concern for landfill operations.
The landfill’s message centers on the way lithium batteries can create fire risks after they enter the waste stream. Residents and businesses who use or discard devices with lithium batteries are the people most directly connected to the issue.
The next steps are any disposal guidance from the Cass County landfill and any public information about how lithium batteries should be handled. Fire-prevention instructions, if issued, would help residents understand what materials should not be placed in regular landfill waste.
The warning was reported in connection with Cass County’s landfill and focuses on lithium battery fire risk as an issue around town.
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