All Saints: Fire Risk Due to Incorrect Disposal of LED Candles

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Recycling guide for careful disposal of cemetery waste.

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More and more people are using weatherproof LED gravelights for all Saints and All Souls. However, there is a risk of disposal: if the battery-powered candles land in the residual waste, they can trigger fires. The Association of Austrian Disposal Companies (VOEB) explains how graveyard waste is properly separated.

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On the occasion of All Saints and All Souls, the Verband Österreichischer Entsorgungsbetriebe (VOEB) points out to dispose of LED grave lights separately from floral grave ornaments. In its own recycling guide, attention is drawn to the careful disposal of cemetery waste. While old wreaths and gestures of valuable biowaste can arise, broken LED candles belong to the electro scrap. Battery-powered grave lights can cause fires in the residual wast…