"A lithium-ion battery tossed into the wrong bin can travel unnoticed until a compactor, shredder or sorting machine punctures it. By then, the person who discarded the battery is gone, the manufacturer is far removed and the recycling operator is left fighting the fire." https://resource-recycling.com/e-scrap/2026/09/21/who-should-pay-for-lithium-ion-battery-fire-damage/