Julie Murphy, PIO, MPIO
Public Affairs Specialist
PIO | Publications
(386) 313-4039
Email jmurphy@flaglercounty.gov
As of September 18, Flagler County’s Household Hazardous Waste site – 1700 S. Old Kings Road, Flagler Beach – will be closed. Items such as paint, tires, light bulbs, and oil can be brought to WastePro – 401 S. Bay Street, Bunnell – at the residents’ expense.
Residents may bring up to 100 pounds or 10 gallons of material, per visit for $25 – apart from tires ($10 for passenger vehicle tires and $25 for commercial and heavy-duty vehicle tires). Residents are asked to call ahead of making drop off, 386-586-0800.
“Closing our Household Hazardous Waste site was brought up during a presentation at the July 13 Budget Workshop,” said Interim County Administrator Adam Mengel.
Acceptable items include:
PAINTS & COATINGS
- Oil-based and latex paint & stains
- Aerosol paints
- Solvents, thinners & strippers
- Epoxies and catalyst components
- Adhesives
- Roofing tar
- Petroleum-based caulking
PESTICIDES, POOL & CLEANING
- Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides
- Fertilizers (liquid or granular, original container)
- Pool chemicals: muriatic acid, chlorine, bromine, cyanuric acid
- Cleaning chemicals: ammonia, bleach, drain openers, disinfectants
- All types of acid and alkali material
- Be aware of compatibility issues – especially pool and cleaning chemicals.
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
- Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cad)
- Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
- Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)*
- “Button” batteries
- Lead acid — sealed and unsealed
- Automotive lead acid batteries
- Li-Ion: 100lbs/15-day period, Lead acid: 300lbs/10-day period
- Note: Alkaline/Zinc single-use batteries are household trash. Place tape on terminals before disposal.
- Automotive hybrid & Tesla batteries NOT accepted.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
- Computers, laptops, tablets
- Cell phones & charging stations
- Printers, fax machines, scanners
- DVD/Blu-ray players, stereos
- Non-CRT monitors
- Wires, cables & power strips
- Hand-held power tools & electric motors
- TVs: Plasma, LCD, LED and OLED (max 65″)
- Limit: 200 lbs/30 days | CRT and projection TVs NOT accepted.
TIRES
- Motorcycle, bicycle, golf cart, riding mower, passenger
- vehicle tires up to 35″ ($10 per tire)
- Commercial & heavy equipment tires ($50 per tire)
- Must be off the rim
- Limit: 5 tires/30 days |Fluorescent bulbs (straight to 8′, circular, CFL)
MERCURY-CONTAINING DEVICES
- Thermostats & thermometers
- Switches
- Sphygmomanometers (old BP devices)
- Antique barometers
- Transport mercury devices in a spill-proof container to avoid spills.
AUTOMOTIVE FLUIDS
- Engine oil, power steering, brake, transmission, hydraulic & gear oil (same container OK)
- Coolant / anti-freeze (separate container)
- Windshield washer fluid
- Metal spin-on oil filters
- Automotive fluids: 10 gal/30 days | Fuels: 10 gal/30 days in certified container <6 gal
BOATING & MARINE / OTHER
- Marine Lubricants, oils & fuel filters
- Marine lubricants, oil & fuel filters
- Hull cleaners
- Hand-held emergency flares (12-gauge; projectile type not accepted)
- Fire extinguishers: hand-operated up to 10 lb (AB, BC, ABC, water, CO2)
- Medical oxygen cylinders (2,000 PSI / 662L only)
- Halon & auto hood extinguishers NOT accepted.
TIRES
- Motorcycle, bicycle, golf cart, riding mower, passenger
- vehicle tires up to 35″ ($10 per tire)
- Commercial & heavy equipment tires ($50 per tire)
- Must be off the rim
- Limit: 5 tires/30 days
NOT ACCEPTED
- Sharps (hypodermic needles, lancets) – take to Flagler County Health Dept: (386) 437-7350
- Prescription / over-the-counter drugs
- Smoke detectors
- CRT or projection televisions
- Gasoline, diesel, kerosene
- High-pressure cylinders (except medical O2 as noted)
- Automotive hybrid & Tesla batteries
- THC/nicotine devices (vapes)
- Halon fire extinguishers
- Garbage, plastic bags, Styrofoam, debris
- Propane cylinders
Why it matters: Many household products are dangerous due to ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity. Mismanagement – mixing, improper storage, or disposal – threatens your health and our environment. Over 90% of Florida’s drinking water comes from groundwater. When disposed of properly, residents are doing their part to protect our water resources and the environment for future generations.
Why do customers have to pay extra for disposal of their hazardous waste products since we’re already paying for the service? It would appear that WastePro just wants to make more money off of the customers! Why not implement a monthly pick up day for hazardous items at no extra charge? All that is going to happen is that instead of disposing of the waste properly, people are just going to put it in the regular trash!!
What will become of the land on the site on Old Kings Road?
It does not state how will be handled at the Bunnell location how are you dispose of it from that point and how does it affect the residence in the area?
What a short-sighted decision…all these items will now appear at illegal dump sites or in the landfill negatively impacting the aquifers. Most Flagler residents will not pay to drop these materials off at WastePro. This decision will come back to haunt Flagler county in the years to come.
Automotive waste oil will now get dumped helter skelter all over the county. This is just another tax on citizens and a poor environmental decision. As usual Palm Coast & Flagler bureaucrats are working overtime to drive up the cost of living.
This is a bad move on the part of the county. Many individuals will start disposing of what they can in their personal trash, or dumping it illegally. The current system works pretty well, why alter it to save a marginal amount of money.
So sorry to see this go. It was so convenient, and kept my garage super clean! This is a big disappointment.
Why is this decision allowed by only a few people? I’m sure if the people of Flagler County could vote to keep it open, they overwhelmingly would. Once again government on the local level not representing the people. Isn’t that your job? Tells us everything we need to know.
Oh this is a GREAT idea! Genius! I’m excited to think of all the hazardous toxic junk lining the ditches next to out of the way secluded dumping grounds……oops, I mean public roads. Seriously, way to take something good and beneficial to the environment and community and just destroy it. BRILLIANT!