Each fire station will be outfitted with an official bright blue metal battery disposal can that will be placed in front of the fire station or other convenient locations in the city. Residents can drop off their used batteries any time of day or night. Inside the can is a five gallon bucket that will be emptied by the station personnel and taken down to the Marin Recycling Permanent Household Hazardous Waste facility.
A recent national survey found that respondents use an average of five cordless products in their day-to-day lives. A similar study conducted in 1999 found that on average, consumers used an average of three cordless products.
"The rise in number of cordless products that are used everyday indicates that people are growing increasingly reliant on using rechargeable batteries to power their daily lives," said Captain Specialst Brad Mark. "Yet, many consumers still don't realize just how many of these products are powered by rechargeable batteries which can be recycled."
The list of cordless products powered by batteries includes cordless and cellular phones, cordless power tools, laptop computers, electric toothbrushes, palm pilots, camcorders, handheld mini vacuums and remote controlled toys.
"The goal of this program is to take regular household batteries (AAA-D sizes) along with recyclable batteries found in technological items, and keep them out of the landfill system as much as possible. As a community resource to the public, the fire stations offer convenient drop-off locations for residents and hopefully will help make this program a success," stated Brad Mark.
The locations of the battery recycling centers are at the following locations:
BATTERY RECYCLING CENTERS
Marin County Fire Stations
33 Castle Rock - Woodacre
850 Drake Avenue - Marin City
401 "B" Street - Point Reyes
7330 Red Hill Road - Petaluma
599 Dillon Beach Road - Tomales
816 Panoramic Highway - Throckmorton
Corte Madera Fire Stations
342 Tamalpias
5600 Paradise Drive
Corte Madera Town Center
Rite Aid
Photo Sprint
Radio Shack
Safeway
Fairfax Town Hall
142 Bolinas Rd.
Larkspur Fire Stations
400 Magnolia Ave.
15 Barry Way
Bell Market
175 Marinwood Ave.
Marinwood Fire Station
777 Miller Creek Rd.
Mill Valley City Hall
26 Carte Madera Ave. (Lobby)
Mill Valley Library
375 Throckmorton Ave. (Lobby)
Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto (Lobby)
SASM
450 Sycamore (Lobby)
Mill Valley Public Safety Building
1 Hamilton Drive
(Police Department Lobby)
Nicasio Volunteer Fire Station
"On the town square
Southern Marin Fire Stations
308 Reed Blvd.
309 Poplar
Tiburon Fire Stations
1679 Tiburon Blvd.
4301 Paradise Drive
Kentfield Fire Station
1004 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
San Rafael Fire Stations
1039 C Street
210 Third Street
955 Point San Pedro
650 Del Ganado
3530 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael Community Centers
618 B Street - Downtown
50 Canal Street - Pickleweed
670 Del Ganado - Terra Linda
San Rafael City Hall
1400 Fifth Street
San Rafael Public Library
1100 E Street
Ross Valley Fire Station
777 San Anselmo Ave. Station 19
Longs Drug Store - 880 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.