“Vapes have become a really, really big problem that’s arisen in recent years,” said Grime.
“Vapes have got batteries in them, and people aren’t always aware of that.
“Batteries are in all sorts of things you wouldn’t necessarily expect, car keys, toys, anything that you would plug in and recharge at home, or your small household electrical appliances, they usually have batteries in them as well.
“So it’s really important that the general public check everything before they throw it away.
“Usually there’ll be a symbol on the item to show that there’s a battery inside.
“Double check before you throw your rubbish away, really try hard to make sure that there are no batteries in your rubbish at all.”