Vigilant Scanning Limited ("VSL") - Battery detection and fire prevention in the UK Waste and Recycling Industry (the “Industry”)

在英国，每年有300多起重大火灾发生在废物和回收站。其中约65%（约200起有毒火灾）是由于疏忽处置在废物和回收过程中损坏的锂离子电池（“电池”）引起的，导致爆炸性点火。这200起电池火灾每年造成超过1.58亿英镑的直接经济损失和数不清的环境破坏。为了满足消费者的需求，预计2024年电池年产量将达到350亿，比2018年增加7倍。随着大量电池进入全球废物系统，电池引发的火灾风险大大增加。虽然有些是松散的废物，许多是纳入日常产品，如移动的电话，电脑，电动牙刷，电动工具，电子产品，甚至音乐贺卡。Vigilant Scanning的团队将应用其专利的创新技术和这项工业研究的成果，开发一种能够在垃圾车中压实的垃圾进入废物和回收过程之前检测和定位电池的扫描仪，而无需直接的视线。这将使现场运营商能够采取补救措施，降低火灾风险。VSL的扫描仪还将为现场提供有价值的额外数据，以提高其运营效率，优化材料的回收利用，从而实现更健康，更清洁的环境。废物火灾问题不仅限于英国。通过这笔公共资金，我们的目标是：* 使全球减少有毒废物火灾;* 加强更安全的回收和更清洁的环境;* 提高技能，就业和生产力的绿色英国经济;和 * 所有这些都不会对消费者产生不利影响。如果同时开展生产者和消费者教育活动，改变制造业，使电池易于获得和拆卸，如果不将这些废物放入适当的电子垃圾箱中，可能会导致损坏的电池在不到一秒钟的时间内点燃并达到500° C以上，并投射出超过1米长的强烈火焰（类似烟花或照明弹），同时嵌入高度易燃的废物中\[例如，见[http：//www.mewlaw.co.uk/3clips-batteryfires.mp4][0]\]废物和回收行业，环境署和英国消防和救援服务参与并全力支持这一项目，警惕扫描团队感谢支持这项公共资金将帮助我们帮助英国，并最终帮助世界。[0]：http://www.mewlaw.co.uk/3clips-batteryfires.mp4网站

Across the UK there are over 300 major fires annually at waste and recycling sites. Approximately 65% of these (c.200 toxic fires) are ignited by negligently disposed of lithium-ion batteries ("Batteries") damaged in the waste and recycling process, resulting in explosive ignition. These 200 Battery fires cause over £158m of direct economic loss and untold environmental damage annually.To meet consumer demand, annual Battery production is projected to reach 35billion in 2024, a seven-fold increase on 2018\. With high volumes entering the global waste system, Battery initiated fire risk is greatly increased. Whilst some are loose in the waste, many are incorporated into every-day products like mobile phones, computers, electric toothbrushes, power tools, electronic gadgets, and even musical greetings cards. When compacted and processed, these become damaged, resulting in the fires.By applying its patented, innovative technology and the results of this Industrial Research, Vigilant Scanning's team will develop a scanner capable of detecting and locating Batteries, without the need for a direct line-of-sight, within compacted waste in a refuse truck before it enters the waste and recycling process. This will enable site operators to take remedial action, mitigating the fire risk.VSL's scanners will also provide the site with valuable additional data to increase its operational efficiency and optimise recycling of materials for a healthier, cleaner environment.The waste fire problem is not confined to the UK. Through this public funding, we aim to:* enable a global reduction in toxic waste fires;* enhance safer recycling and a cleaner environment;* boost skills, employment and productivity of a greener UK economy; and* all with no adverse impact on consumers.These aims would be sooner and better achieved if concurrent producer and consumer education initiatives effected changes in manufacturing, making Batteries easily accessible and removable, and elicited behavioural change to increase safe Battery disposal.Failure to dispose of such waste in appropriate electrical bins can result in a damaged battery igniting and reaching over 500° C in less than a second, projecting an aggressive flame over 1m long (resembling a firework or flare) whilst embedded in highly combustible waste material \[e.g. See [http://www.mewlaw.co.uk/3clips-batteryfires.mp4][0]\]The Waste and Recycling Industry, the Environment Agency and UK Fire and Rescue Service are engaged and fully support this project and the Vigilant Scanning team is grateful for the support this public funding will provide in helping us help the UK and, ultimately the world.[0]: http://www.mewlaw.co.uk/3clips-batteryfires.mp4