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We are delighted to invite you to our event co-organised by the GRINNER Project and Batteries Roundtable Members (WEEE Forum, EuRIC, FEADEUCOBAT, Municipal Waste Europe, WEEELABEX) on 18 February in Brussels.

Combining the knowledge of the Batteries Roundtable Members and the insights of GRINNER project, this event will revolve around the know-how of fire prevention for waste management facilities, especially on electronic waste.

Hear from #allactors involved in e-waste handling!

Learn more of why these fires occur and the related challenges faced by the industry.

Discover successful case studies holistically addressing the topic and how new AI-based technologies may ultimately help in preventing fires caused by batteries in e-waste.

We invite Producer Responsibility Organisations for WEEE and batteries, e-waste management operators and suppliers, preparing for re-use operators, AI and new technologies for e-waste sorting companies, insurance industry, firefighting services and any other organisations involved in e-waste management to share good practices for tackling battery fires.

09:30-10:00 Registration and networking coffee

10:00-10:15 Welcome and introduction | Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum

10:15-10:30 Addressing battery fires in WEEE | Veronica Plazinic, Technical Advisor, EuRIC

10:30-10:45 Battery relation between construction and risks | Benny Vandensteen, Field Manager, BEBAT (EUCOBAT Member)

10:45-11:05 How AI can prevent battery-caused fires in e-waste management facilities – Insights from the GRINNER project | Marius Costache, General Manager, GreenWEEE

11:05-11:20 WEEE fires and PRO’s actions in France | Axel Lazar, Environmental Expert, ecosystem

11:20-11:35 Awareness raising video on WEEE fires

11:35-12:00 Discussion with the audience | Moderated by Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum

12:00-13:10 Networking lunch

13:10-13:30 Battery fires in waste management facilities | Rafael Basciano, Environmental & Technical Officer, FEAD

13:30-13:45 Insights from e-waste recyclers | Kai Kramer, Electrocycling GmbH, EuRIC Member

13:45-14:00 Waste batteries and small WEEE fires challenges in Italy | Luca Campadello, Strategic Development & Innovation Manager, Erion Compliance Organisation

14:00-14:15 ADR 2025 – Transport rules of WEEE containing batteries | Dr. Marco Ottaviani, Consultant, Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser, Battery Regulatory, Environmental and Safety Affairs

14:15-14:40 Discussion with the audience | Moderated by Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum

14:40-14:45 Wrap-up

In 2019, a number of organisations representative of the industry that manages the collection and treatment of spent batteries and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and manufacturers of home appliances and consumer electronics, gathered to exchange views about the growing issue of fires associated with WEEE that contain batteries in order to design measures to address the problem.

This group of organisations form the Batteries Roundtable and meet regularly to discuss and engage in new activities addressing this issue of fires caused by batteries.