The city of Garland wants to remind residents not to trash or recycle batteries. Discarded batteries are a leading cause of fires in waste facilities and collection trucks. The city said when batteries are tossed in the trash, they can be crushed or punctured, causing them to short-circuit, o verheat, and ignite nearby materials. Resident can bring batteries to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center (11234 Plano Rd.) for safe, proper disposal. The city said liquids like paints, fertilizers, chemical, mercury, automotive fluids, etc. are not allowed in trash and recycling carts either. Collection Center Hours: Tuesdays 9:00am – 7:30pm Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30am – 5:00pm Monthly – 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9:00am – 3:00pm This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less