{"id":5903,"date":"2025-06-13T08:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/?p=5903"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:16:20","slug":"keep-winnipeg-safe-dont-toss-batteries-in-the-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/keep-winnipeg-safe-dont-toss-batteries-in-the-trash\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Winnipeg Safe &#8211; Don\u2019t Toss Batteries in the Trash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"5904\" src=\"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Batteries-OCOS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Batteries-OCOS.jpg 808w, https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Batteries-OCOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Batteries-OCOS-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"5905\" src=\"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Phone-Batteries-808x454-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Phone-Batteries-808x454-1.jpg 808w, https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Phone-Batteries-808x454-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-WW-Phone-Batteries-808x454-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve had a recent increase in fires at the Brady Road Landfill and our city\u2019s Materials Recycling Facility\u2014and the cause might surprise you. The culprit? <strong>Lithium-ion batteries<\/strong> being tossed in the garbage or recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These batteries are found in everyday items like cell phones, laptops, electric toothbrushes, e-bikes, power tools\u2014even in some greeting cards and toys. When thrown in the trash, these batteries can ignite under the pressure of heavy machinery. And once they\u2019re lit, they\u2019re tough to put out and can reignite, putting our <strong>workers, equipment, and environment at risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Waste Diversion team is seeing more of these fires than ever before. This is a serious safety issue and something we can prevent\u2014together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0b <strong>So what can you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Never put batteries in your garbage or blue recycling bin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take lithium-ion batteries\u2014and items with built-in batteries\u2014to a 4R Winnipeg Depot<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For regular household batteries<\/strong>, visit one of our 4R Depots, a Winnipeg library branch, or check out <a>Recycle Your Batteries Canada<\/a> to find a drop-off location near you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please don\u2019t try to remove batteries from cell phones or laptops yourself.<\/strong> If the battery can\u2019t be safely removed, just bring the whole device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every small action helps. Safe disposal keeps our frontline waste staff safe, protects our city\u2019s infrastructure, and reduces preventable fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s all do our part to keep Winnipeg safe and sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more battery safety info, visit the <a>Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service\u2019s tips on battery use<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Cindy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve had a recent increase in fires at the Brady Road Landfill and our city\u2019s Materials Recycling Facility\u2014and the cause &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Keep Winnipeg Safe &#8211; Don\u2019t Toss Batteries in the Trash\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/keep-winnipeg-safe-dont-toss-batteries-in-the-trash\/#more-5903\" aria-label=\"Read more about Keep Winnipeg Safe &#8211; Don\u2019t Toss Batteries in the Trash\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-20","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5906,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5903\/revisions\/5906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}