Nicola Henshaw is standing in a room where nitrous oxide canisters are being treated. She is wearing a high-vis jacket, with a range of machines behind her in the background.

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Laughing gas canisters are causing explosions in waste facilities, firms say – BBC

February 12, 2026

Laughing gas canisters are causing explosions in waste facilities, firms say BBCWaste canister explosions ‘cause £7m’ in EfW plant costs gasworldExploding ‘laughing gas’ canisters hit UK energy-from-waste plants Financial TimesWaste plant explosions prompt warning from environmental association LocalGov.co.ukLaughing gas canisters explode at waste centres hundreds of times a week, firms say AOL.com