Disposal of out of date epirbs and flares

 Does anyone know where to dispose off old epirbs and flares safely

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Local sea rescue will have a

Mon, 2016-10-17 09:08

Local sea rescue will have a bin out front you can drop them into.
Ive kept an extra set of expired flares on board and the epirb you can cut up and disable yourself.

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 I keep my old flares on the

Mon, 2016-10-17 09:09

 I keep my old flares on the boat.  Will always use them first if needed.

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 Local rubbish tip. I know

Mon, 2016-10-17 09:10

 Local rubbish tip. I know the mandurah one you can hand them in.

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Flares

Mon, 2016-10-17 09:16

Take the old flares to your local sea rescue.
It is handy to keep one set of expired on the boat though just in case if they are sstill in good condition.
 
Sea Rescue told me to take the epirb to Battery World which is a collection point to be disposed of correctly.
Dont forget to unregister it with AMSA

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 Not all Sea Rescue service

Mon, 2016-10-17 09:37

 Not all Sea Rescue service will accept out of date flares. It would pay to check with them first. Most council rubush/recycle depots will be able to dispose of them, but check first.

EPIRBS..... battery world.

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DoT

Mon, 2016-10-17 10:27

Hand them in at your local Dept of Transport Marine section, they can take them off your hands
Most sea rescue groups will take them for use in flare demos.

As for the epirb, take the top off and cut any wires you see, drop the battery off at any recycling place if there is one near you.

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 As Tim said we will take

Mon, 2016-10-17 10:47

 As Tim said we will take your epirbs at Battery world , sea rescue for the flares.

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EPIRB

Mon, 2016-10-17 12:43

 Battery world 4 epirbs