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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Urgent action needed to stamp out battery fire risks

Poor quality lithium-ion batteries and inappropriate disposal of units poses a greater fire risk. (HANDOUT/FIRE AND RESCUE NSW)

Potentially dangerous batteries inside electric bikes, scooters, drones and other products should be registered and recycled, an expert has warned, and importers should be forced to participate in a national scheme.

The Battery Stewardship Council issued the call on Tuesday with the release of its annual report that showed more Australian households were recycling batteries, although firms in some industries had failed to join the trend. 

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