That’s problematic. The ash and rubbish containers are often accessible from the street. Now they would fine a complex because it has insufficient surveillance?
I don’t think there is an easy solution to this other than requiring battery mfgs to make safer batteries and consumer education.
I can see where half of those fines are rarely enforced. I don't see this as having viable enforcement. I think the main solutions are educational (make it easy to properly dispose batteries) and making the batteries safer.
> can see where half of those fines are rarely enforced
The efficient amount of enforcement is difficult to estimate. For recycling, at least, it works well enough. I imagine jacking up fines and increasing spot enforcement should be enough to motivate upstream behavior in the buildings, e.g. posting signs or deploying a separate bin.
I don’t think there is an easy solution to this other than requiring battery mfgs to make safer batteries and consumer education.