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Advisory
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Planned prescribed burning on Angel Island Wednesday has been canceled.
Air quality is improving following today’s burn, and the Air District continues to monitor smoke across the region. Crews may remain on site tomorrow to extinguish remaining hot spots, but no additional prescribed burning is planned. Wednesday’s Spare the Air Alert is for ozone and is separate from today’s smoke impacts.
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Bawasan ang polusyon sa hangin. Remote na magtrabaho, maglakad, magbisikleta, makipag-carpool, o gumamit ng pampublikong transportasyon. |
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Giảm thiểu ô nhiễm không khí. Làm việc từ xa, đi bộ, đạp xe, đi chung xe hoặc sử dụng phương tiện giao thông công cộng. |
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Reduzca la contaminación atmosférica. Trabaje a distancia, camine, use la bicicleta, comparta el automóvil o use el transporte público. |
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Vehicle Buy Back Program
2000 and older vehicles are eligible! Get paid $2,000 to turn in your working older car or small truck for scrapping. This program reduces air pollution in the Bay Area by taking older vehicles off the road.
The Vehicle Buy Back Program is a voluntary program that takes older, high-polluting vehicles off the road that would otherwise likely remain in operation. Eligible vehicles year 2000 or older will be purchased and scrapped by approved Air District dismantlers, Environmental Engineering Studies and Pick-n-Pull. If your vehicle meets all program requirements, the dismantler will buy and scrap your vehicle and provide you with a $2,000 check.
The vehicle must
- Be currently registered as operable and be in operating condition
- Have been registered as operable in the Bay Area for the past 2 years
- Pass a Smog Check if within 60 days of a required Smog Check
- Vehicle Buy Back Program Flyer(1 Mb PDF, 1 pg, posted 7/9/2026)
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The Air District maintains a Vehicle Inventory(119 Kb PDF, 4 pgs, posted 9/3/2026) for classic car collectors or others interested in purchasing 2000 and older vehicles or their parts that are intended for scrapping under this program. In accordance with Title 13, CCR, Chapter 13, Article 1, Section 2605, vehicles submitted to the program will be listed and available for interested parties to purchase from the dismantler for a minimum of 10 days. You may also call one of the Vehicle Dismantlers for an inventory of vehicles available for purchase.
Contact Us
Vehicle Buy Back Program Information Request Line, Strategic Incentives
415.749.4994 Option 1 vehiclebuyback@baaqmd.gov
Last Updated: 7/1/2025