Keep PA Beautiful reported Keep Huntingdon County Beautiful, Keep Juniata County Beautiful, PA CleanWays of Mifflin County, and Keep Perry County Beautiful collected 4,326 tires as part of their annual Tire War, a friendly competition to compete for the most tires collected.
Keep Huntingdon County Beautiful remains the champion with 1,998 tires collected. Keep Juniata County Beautiful came in second place, collecting 964 tires, PA CleanWays of Mifflin County collected 759 tires, and Keep Perry County Beautiful earned the ‘Flat Tire’ award with 605 tires collected.
The collections, sponsored in part by the Department of Environmental Protection’s HHW/Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program, have gathered and recycled 40,000 tires from local County residents since 2006.
All tires collected are recycled. Tires that are improperly disposed leach toxic chemicals that contaminate soil and water. They also provide breeding grounds for mosquitoes, increasing the risk of West Nile Virus and Zika Virus.
“It is obvious from the continued participation that there is a need for convenient, low-cost tire disposal within our local communities. The tires that are collected at these events won’t end up over the hill where they would be difficult and costly to remove,” said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is grateful to our affiliates for hosting special collections and to the community members who want to do the right thing.”
For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website. Click Here to become a member. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter, Discover them on Pinterest and visit their YouTube Channel.
Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s new Electronics Waste website.
(Photo: Courtesy Keep Perry County Beautiful.)
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