Photo: supplied by Auckland Council
Concern is mounting about potentially life-threatening situations with rubbish and recycling truck fires are on the rise.
In Auckland alone, there are several fires every couple of months week breaking out in the back of trucks, this is because people are disposing hazardous waste products in their kerbside collection bins.
Parul Sood is the General Manager of the Auckland Council Waste Solutions and says the likes of batteries and gas bottles are highly flammable and it's imperative they're disposed of safely.
