A laptop that was wrongly disposed of caused a fire to break out on a recycling & waste vehicle.

Firefighters attended the scene and the vehicle was safely accompanied back to the depot.

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The laptop that caused the fire:

Bucks Free Press: The laptop that was wrongly recycledThe laptop that was wrongly recycled

Due to the fire, around six tonnes of recycling will have to be disposed of as general rubbish.

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Household rubbish in Bucks is taken to the Greatmoor Energy from Waste facility where it is used to generate electricity instead of being taken to a landfill.

For more information on what is safe to recycle visit here.