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Teignbridge Council The council says the fire risk is too great A south Devon council will stop collecting batteries for recycling after they caused eight fires in its bin lorries and tips. Teignbridge Council said the fires were contained but “the potential consequences could have been devastating, creating risk to life and significant disruption to…