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Now, Pokemon GO Players Run Through Hazardous Waste At Landfill Sites

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Yorkshire-based recycling company Business Waste says they've been forced to warn Pokemon Go players, adult and children, away from recycling centres and landfill sites.

Spokesperson Mark Hall tells us "players seem to think they are immortal in both, and that's where the trouble starts."

• One adult was asked to leave a waste and recycling site after being seen playing the game oblivious to the plant machinery around him
• A family group seen hunting Pokemon at an active landfill site were given appropriate advice and escorted to safety.
• A teenager climbing on industrial bins containing metallic waste behind a factory because (and we quote) "There's a Jigglypuff here, give me two minutes".
• Two youths who stepped out in front of a bin lorry on their way to a nearby Pokestop at a local war memorial, within inches of being road traffic accident victims

"This is just the tip of the iceberg," says Business Waste, "Our clients all over the country are reporting similar problems."

BusinessWaste.co.uk says its clients are noting numerous acts of trespass on their property. While some are merely people sneaking round the car park or grounds, other cases are more serious.

"We've been told of trespassers in production areas, but what concerns us most is reports of people round bins which contain hazardous waste," says Hall.

"We've nothing against Pokemon Go, and we know that players are warned to be aware of their surroundings in a message on the home screen, but it's a warning that's being ignored," says Hall.

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