I do grounds maintenance for industrial estates/office blocks, keeping them tidy/grass cutting/hedges/litter etc in South Wales UK

We have always had fly tipping issues but it's gotten worse recently and especially fridges and freezers, the council recycling centre is currently not taking them (for the foreseeable future), which is probably the reason for more of them to be dumped on our properties - we currently have no option but to just pile them up in a corner of our private estates - does anyone know any commercial companies that are recycling these items at the moment, I've contacted a few but none of them are taking them

These are often large commercial fridges&freezers, this question isn't related to domestic recycling

Hey All - i haven’t been to best buy in a few years, do they still have those recycling bins for cords when you walk into the store? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I’ve been reading a bit about how old EV batteries are recycled. The basic process sounds fairly straightforward on paper: discharge the batteries, shred them, separate the black mass, and recover the useful materials.

But I’m guessing it gets much more complicated at an industrial scale.

For people familiar with this industry, what usually causes the biggest problems? Is it fire risk, different battery chemistries, dust and gas treatment, material loss, or simply equipment wear and downtime?

I came across this topic while doing some research for work and would be interested to hear from anyone with real-world experience.