ESA calls for urgent reform to tackle rising battery fire crisis

ESA calls for urgent reform to tackle rising battery fire crisis

The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has issued a stark warning over what it describes as a “billion-pound-a-year problem” caused by fires linked to the improper disposal of batteries. In a policy briefing published this week (Monday 15 September 2025), the ESA set out the scale of the challenge and outlined measures it says are urgently needed to prevent the situation worsening. According to the briefing, six billion batteries were disc…