Getting rid of expired meteor/aerial flares.

BrunoSR · 11-25-2018, 09:05 AM

How do you get rid of expired meteor/aerial flares?

Is there any place on the lake that will take them for disposal?

fatlazyless · 11-25-2018, 09:41 AM

https://www.orionsignals.com/faqs/ma...y-faqs/57.html

.... a great excuse to have a Saturday night flare party complete with a local craft beer, big music 'In a gadda da vida', and wild women! ...

Maybe ask your transfer station if they will take them if you cut it up with a table saw, totally slice it and dice it, and then soak the cut up remnants in water for 24-hours, and then beat on it with a big hammer ... or have it gift wrapped and give to brother-in-law for Christmas gift. ...

Patofnaud · 11-25-2018, 04:03 PM

I give them to my kids for their cars. Nothing gets attention like a meteor flare

The Real BigGuy · 11-25-2018, 11:14 PM

I worked for a hazardous waste company and one of the things we wouldn’t/couldn’t accept was flares. I never found anyone I could refer people too.

Please don’t listen to FFL, not that I expect you or any sane person would. Flares are considered an explosive hazardous waste and contain perchlorate so soaking them in water isn’t a viable solution. No transfer station will or should take them. I would suggest calling your local police or fire department for advice.

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11-25-2018, 09:05 AM	#1
BrunoSR Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 13 Posts	Getting rid of expired meteor/aerial flares. How do you get rid of expired meteor/aerial flares? Is there any place on the lake that will take them for disposal?

11-25-2018, 09:41 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,740 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	https://www.orionsignals.com/faqs/ma...y-faqs/57.html .... a great excuse to have a Saturday night flare party complete with a local craft beer, big music 'In a gadda da vida', and wild women! ... Maybe ask your transfer station if they will take them if you cut it up with a table saw, totally slice it and dice it, and then soak the cut up remnants in water for 24-hours, and then beat on it with a big hammer ... or have it gift wrapped and give to brother-in-law for Christmas gift. ... __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

11-25-2018, 04:03 PM	#3
Patofnaud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tilton/Paugus Bay Posts: 239 Thanks: 13 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts	I give them to my kids for their cars. Nothing gets attention like a meteor flare

11-25-2018, 11:14 PM	#4
The Real BigGuy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,306 Thanks: 125 Thanked 467 Times in 285 Posts	I worked for a hazardous waste company and one of the things we wouldn’t/couldn’t accept was flares. I never found anyone I could refer people too. Please don’t listen to FFL, not that I expect you or any sane person would. Flares are considered an explosive hazardous waste and contain perchlorate so soaking them in water isn’t a viable solution. No transfer station will or should take them. I would suggest calling your local police or fire department for advice. Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app