Keep Screven Beautiful
Scrap Tires
These scrap tires were illegally dumped on private property. If you have any information on any illegal dumping, please call the Landfill at 863-7480 or the Keep Screven Beautiful office at 564-9171.
Scrap Tire Facts
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Scrap tires must be disposed of properly according to local and state laws.
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Do not dump tires on streets, roads, highways or in waterways.
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It is illegal to burn scrap tires.
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Recycle your tires with a business that is legally permitted to collect or transport scrap tires.
Scrap Tire Fees
Scrap tires can be dropped off at the landfill for a small fee. This fee is used to pay the tire recycling vendor to pick up and dispose of the tires.
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Passenger tire $1.50
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Passenger tire on rim $1.75
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Truck tire $7.00
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Truck tire on rim $8.00
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Tractor tire - front $7.00
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Tractor tire - rear $15.00
Scrap Tire Grant
Screven County residents will soon be able to dispose of scrap tires free of charge thanks to a grant available from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Keep Screven Beautiful, along with the Screven County Commissioners and the Solid Waste Coordinator are proud to announce that Screven County has been awarded $17,000 from the EPD to help clean up scrap tires around the county.
Disposing of scrap tires properly is important because if let around, they can collect rainwater that creates an ideal habitat for rodents and mosquitoes. In the heat of summer stacked tires can also ignite, creating tire fires that are difficult to extinguish and can burn for months, generating unhealthy smoke and toxic oils.
The scrap tire efforts will be carried out in three phases:
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Summer 2007 Tire Cleanup Week – August 20 - 24
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Fall 2007 Tire Cleanup Week – November 12 - 16
Rules/Locations:
The collection of the tires will be at the Scale House at the Screven County Landfill on Monday through Friday, November 12-16 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm. Drive up to the scale window located on the right of the building. Someone will be there to take your information and direct you where to drop off the tires.
You must be a Screven County resident to participate in this project. You will be asked to provide identification and proof of residency when dropping off tires. Your name and information will be entered into a database that will help county officials manage the program.
No tire dealers will be allowed to participate.
No rims!
You are allowed to drop off the following number of each type of tire per household:
1) Car - 8
2) Big truck - 8
3) Farm/tractor front - 8
4) Farm/tractor rear - 8
Limit = 32
If you have any questions or concerns, call the Screven County Solid Waste Management office at 863-7480, Keep Screven Beautiful at 564-9171 or visit www.KeepScrevenBeautiful.com.
Summer Scrap Tire Event
Thanks to a grant available from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 996 scrap tires were brought to the landfill the week of August 20 free of charge. This saved the citizens of Screven County around $7000.
For more information on Scrap Tire Management,
go to http://earth911.org/georgia/land/scrap-tires/
Last updated: November 15, 2007
Mission Statement
The Keep Screven Beautiful Commission encourages and educates all citizens of Screven County to end litter, minimize solid waste and beautify our county. The Commission works toward improving litter and solid waste control ordinances and seeks effective enforcement of all pertinent ordinances.
Keep Screven Beautiful
412 Pine Street
Sylvania, GA 30467
Phone: 912.564.9171
Email: Lisa.Guidos@KeepScrevenBeautiful.com
