San Mateo and Alameda County Marine Flare Collection Event

 

 

 

 

 

One-day collection event for recreational boaters
Must berth boat or live in San Mateo County

WHEN:    Saturday, Nov 2, 2019
                8 AM - 1 PM
WHERE:  Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay

 

WHEN:    Saturday, Nov 2, 2019
                9 AM - 2 PM
WHERE:  Oyster Point Marina, South San Francisco

 

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT!

CALL:      (650) 655-6217
EMAIL:    wwon@smcgov.org

Accepted*

  • Hand-held Marine Flares
  • Aerial Flares
  • Parachute
  • Smoke

 

For more information or to schedule an appointment for the event please contact Wesley Won at (650) 655-6217 or email at wwon@smcgov.org

*This event will not accept hazardous waste such as paint, batteries and oil. To safely manage your Household Hazardous waste, contact San Mateo County at (650) 372-6200 or https://www.smchealth.org/hhw

San Mateo County Environmental Health Services received a grant from the Department of Resource Recycling & Recovery (CalRecycle) in partnership with California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways, and the California Coastal Commission, to help organize a pilot collection event in San Mateo to get rid of expired or unwanted marine flares.

There is no limit on the number of flares accepted, however, we recommend that you make an appointment and provide an average number of flares you expect to bring. Since this is a pilot collection event, we want to control traffic by limiting attendance to San Mateo County residents and boaters who keep their boats in San Mateo only.

For damaged, decayed, very old or large flares contact San Mateo County at (650) 372-6200 or https://www.smchealth.org/hhw

Transport flares safely: in original packaging or protect from movement. Assure any ignition device is covered or taped in place. Assure any ignition device is covered or taped.

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One-day collection event for recreational boaters
Must berth boat or live in Alameda County

WHEN:    Saturday, Nov 3, 2019
                9 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR LOCATION & DROP OFF TIMES

PARTICIPANTS MUST SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT!

CALL:      (800) 606-6606
EMAIL:    HHW@acgov.org

Accepted*

  • Hand-held Marine Flares
  • Aerial Flares
  • Smoke Signals

*This event will not accept hazardous waste such as paint, batteries and oil. To safely manage your Household Hazardous waste, call (800) 600-6606 or email HHW@acgov.org

  • This event is for collection and disposal of signal devices (flares) from recreational boaters. No military type devices or flares from commercial craft, businesses or organizations.
  • When making appointment give name, address, marina, type(s) and quantity of flares for disposal, describe any unusual items.
  • Bring proof of residence or marina membership when delivering.
  • For damaged, decayed, very old or large flares contact Alameda County at by phone or e-mail below for options.
  • Transport flares safely: in original packaging or protect from movement. Assure any ignition device is covered or taped in place.

Marine signal devices are explosives and therefore difficult to dispose of.

Alameda County Department of Environmental Health Household Hazardous Waste program is conducting this event with funding from the California Department of Recycling and Resource Recovery. The event is intended to be a pilot program aimed at helping to make future collection and disposal of marine flares easier.

For disposal of expired marine flares, please contact the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (800-728-6942) or your local Certified Unified Program Agency for assistance.

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