Mar 31, 2025 · The company, which offers fire detection and suppression systems based on thermal and optical imaging, smoke analytics, and human verification, releases annual reports on waste and recycling ...

4 days ago · Fire crews not only kept steady streams on the blaze from above, but entered the warehouse to try to deal with the fire directly. “We did a really good job of getting it surrounded,” Doolan said. But because of the nature of the fire — burning plastics and other e-waste where flames can flare back up — “we are still throwing water on ...

Sep 26, 2023 · Waste fires occur because of the intentional and unintentional burning of waste substances, such as plastics, food items, garbage, or other waste materials. These fires might produce harmful pollutants and chemicals in the environment, causing a threat to the atmosphere and public health.

Nov 19, 2024 · The waste and recycling industry is on track for a record number of fire incidents in 2024, driven by challenges like lithium-ion batteries in scrap materials and difficulties in managing ...

6 days ago · Fire Rover, a company that specializes in automated and semi-automated fire suppression systems, released its annual report noting that waste and recycling fires are steadily rising. In 2024, the ...

Sep 26, 2023 · We explore the scientific mechanisms by which waste fires lead to environmental pollution and public health crises, providing a holistic understanding of their far-reaching impacts.

Oct 17, 2024 · This research focuses on developing an advanced IoT-enabled device to detect waste fires and analyze the concentration of gases released during combustion. The primary goal is to predict the extent of pollution caused by waste fires in specific localities, providing real-time data monitoring.

Aug 15, 2024 · From needing specialized gear to fight the fires, potential evacuation, and long-term contamination and remediation cleanup, learn what it takes to deal with the aftermath of a hazardous waste fire from the hazardous waste and disaster response experts at NEDT.

Mar 3, 2025 · What’s most concerning is Fire Rover now proactively protects about 7% of waste and recycling operations in the U.S. and Canada—meaning the majority of these fires are likely occurring at ...

Mar 15, 2022 · Waste fires are common at all stages of the waste recycling chain and concern all businesses that are involved in collection, sorting, pre-assessment, recycling, energy recovery and transportation of waste (Nigl et al., 2020, Ibrahim, 2020a).