Discarded batteries put one garbage truck out of commission, and have caused aggressive fires in others.

There is a small symbol on every car battery, a tiny trash can with a line through it. It is not decorative. It is not a suggestion. It is a universal warning that has apparently ... Read more ...

Rio Bravo officials say trash collection may be slower than usual after one of the city’s garbage trucks suffered significant damage from improperly discarded car batteries.