In the movies, almost anything can explode into flames as long as it looks cool or gruesome, like a car, building, or even a person.
While we don’t see humans spontaneously combusting in real life, we’ve seen quite a few cars catch fire in 2020 alone, including an incident that occurred on Sunday night (27 Sep).
But what would you do if you went outside and saw a large recycling bin on fire?
It sounds crazy, but it’s been happening more and more in recent times.
Another Blue Bin Burst Into Flames
A blue recycling bin in a residential area in Jurong burst into flames, the latest in a series of bin fires.
A montage of videos which was uploaded to YouTube shows a large blue bin next to a sheltered walkway engulfed in flames.
Two members of the public can be seen putting out the flames with buckets of water.
Fortunately, they managed to extinguish the blaze.
What was left was a sad, melted mess, as the blue bin had been badly damaged by the fire.
According to Mothership, the incident occurred beside the sheltered walkway in between Lake Vista and Yung Ho Spring at about 3.45pm on Sunday.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Not the First Recycling Bin to Catch Fire
This is the third recycling bin to catch fire just this month.
On 18 Sep, a van near Bukit Batok ended up barbequed as it was next to a recycling bin that had burst into flames.
And a day later, another blue recycling bin caught fire, this time at Block 188 along Pasir Ris Street 12.
As with this latest incident, the cause of both fires is unknown.
Possible Causes
Some have speculated, however, that the reason so many bins have been bursting into flames is due to discarded batteries or electronic goods catching fire in the bins.
In case you don’t know, the National Environmental Agency’s (NEA) website dictates that electronic waste including used phones, laptops, and tablets are not allowed in the blue recycling bins.
Other items which are not allowed are batteries, food waste, leftover medication, and bulky waste such as furniture and standing fans.
While it’s admirable that you care about the environment and want to recycle, please only dispose of items that are permitted by NEA into the blue recycling bin.
You can check out NEA’s list of permitted items here.
We’ve been lucky that no one has been injured as a result of these fires, but that could easily change if we aren’t careful.
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