Oklahoma City urges residents to avoid contaminating recycling with improper items like car bumpers and plastic bags.

Catawba County invites residents to a free fall cleanup event for hazardous household waste disposal on Nov. 1.

Despite residents’ best intentions, there remains widespread confusion about the do’s and don’ts in metro Phoenix cities.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Firefighters and recycling centers in Kent County are working to bring awareness to the dangers of lithium-ion batteries during National Fire Prevention Week. Kent County ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - For this year’s Fire Safety Week, the Baton Rouge Fire Department wants everyone to learn about how to properly own electronics and devices with lithium-ion batteries inside ...

The National Fire Protection Association is working to educate everyone on fire prevention methods to keep everyone safe. Each year, the association picks a theme to focus on. For the Fire Prevention ...

PARENTS. CONSUMER REPORTS CAR SEAT SAFETY EXPERT EMILY THOMAS WAS REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, SHE’S OKAY AND HER KIDS WEREN’T IN THE CAR, BUT THEIR CAR SEATS WERE. THAT RAISED A BIG ...

After a car crash, it’s easy to focus on injuries and vehicle damage. But don’t forget to check your child’s car seat. Consumer Reports’ car seat expert faced this issue herself, and her story may ...

Mecklenburg County Solid Waste averages two rechargeable battery fires per week, and Solid Waste Director Jeff Smithberger said that number is on the rise. Last week, the county reported four fires at ...