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Del Norte event collects 200 lbs of expired marine flares; staff urges reusable alternatives and manufacturer responsibility
Summary
Del Norte County staff reported collecting 200 pounds of expired marine flares at a Nov. 8 event, preventing what staff estimated could have contaminated millions of gallons of water; officials said grant funding covered disposal costs and urged wider adoption of Coast Guard-approved electronic flares.
Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority staff reported that a Nov. 8 marine flare collection event at the Del Norte County Transfer Station recovered 200 pounds of expired pyrotechnic marine flares and distributed Coast Guard-approved electronic flares to participants.
Staff told the board the recovered material equates to about 302 individual flares. Citing a Rhode Island Department of Health study, staff said one pyrotechnic marine flare can contaminate up to 240,000 gallons of water and estimated the event prevented the potential pollution of more than 75,500,000 gallons of water.
The director (S1) described pyrotechnic flares as…
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