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To dispose of any unwanted firearms and/or ammunition, you may turn them in to the Police Department....Safety Instructions Make sure your firearm(s) are unloaded. Preferably lock your firearm(s) in a secure container. Ammunition can be placed in a box or specific ammunition can.

Dispose of Unserviceable Ammunition: You should dispose of any ammunition that has been exposed to fire or water, as it may be dangerous when fired. When disposing of ammunition, do not bury it or dump it in water. Most of the time, you can return unserviceable ammunition directly to the manufacturer.

You can recycle brass shell casings by turning them over to a scrap metal facility and save some money for the next time you buy ammo. This is something that most gun ranges already do. You can bring spent brass shell casings as scrap metal to a metals recycler like GLE Scrap Metal.

On screen: CARTRIDGE FIRING When the firing pin hits the primer, it ignites the gunpowder, which propels the bullet out the barrel.

Cartridge cases are most commonly made of brass, although steel is also widely used, and cases for shotgun pellets are made of brass and cardboard. The cases of most military rifles and machine guns have a bottleneck shape, allowing a small-calibre bullet to be fitted to a large propelling charge.

Local gun ranges will accept unwanted ammunition, and even sometimes accepts dud rounds so as to dispose of them safely and effectively. Police stations will also sometimes accept small amounts of ammunition. Make sure to call the local number for the police station to ask if they're accepting ammunition.

While recycling ammunition may not be as simple as recycling a plastic water bottle, it is possible. Used ammunition is simply a brass casing. Wash them out to rid the casing of any lingering gunpowder and then find a recycling center that accepts scrap metal, particularly brass shell casings.

What's the shelf life of ammo? Modern ammo is made to last over a decade (and possibly up to twenty years), provided you stick to proper storage practices.

If your local police station won't accept the ammunition, the next place to check is your city or county hazardous waste drop-off location. You can use the Earth911 Recycling Locator to find a collection point, or check your city/county website.

Shooting Range Waste Subject to Hazardous Waste Identification. Under California's Hazardous Waste Control Law, used or fired bullets are considered waste after the shooting range maintenance activities of their recovery, collection and removal from their landing sites, including berms.