Need to get rid of tires or wheels from your car or truck?  Four waste tire collection events will be hosted by Independence Conservancy in Beaver County during September and October.

The events will be held from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on--

-- September 19: Hookstown Fair Grounds, Route 168, Greene Twp.,  Hookstown

-- September 26: Brighton Township Road Dept., 1250 Brighton Rd., Beaver

-- October 10: Ambridge Borough Building, 600 11th St., Ambridge

-- October 17: New Sewickley Twp. Mun. Bldg., 233 Miller Road, Rochester

Individuals and small businesses are welcome. No proof of residency is required, and there is no limit to the number of tires or wheels any one person may bring.

Event organizers ask that visitors remain in their cars at all times during the unloading process and observe social distance.

Disposal fees for auto and light truck tires up to 18” off rim are $3 each; $5 if on rim. SUV tires over 18” off rim are $5 each. Tractor trailer tires up to 22.5” and farm tractor rear tires up to 75 lbs. are $20 each, but no rims please. Farm tractor tires over 75 lbs. are priced according to weight.

Community tire collections are offered as a public service to provide proper and affordable disposal of scrap tires, thus reducing the risk of Zika and West Nile viruses by eliminating stagnant water where mosquitoes breed.

Over 52,000 scrap tires have been properly disposed through the Community Tire Collection Program since its inception in 2004.

For more information on programs, initiatives, other upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Independence Conservancy website.  The Conservancy is an environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.

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[Posted: Sept. 3, 2020]

9/7/2020