Delaware’s tire-recycling program a success

    Delaware’s most recent scrap tire drop-off event was a huge success. But no worries if you missed it. There’s another one scheduled for the fall.

     

    Approximately 7,600 tires were collected at a tire-recycling event held at the Delaware State Fairgrounds, saving landfills from the environmental hazards that 95 tons of tires would cause.

    The Delaware Scrap Tire Management Program is funded by a fee of $2 per tire on the sale of new tires in the state. The fee is diverted to the Scrap Tire Management Fund, a matching fund and program that originated to clean up scrap tire piles statewide. Over the past four years, this program has yielded 284 tons of tires in all.

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    Another scrap tire drop-off event is tentatively planned for October in the Middletown area.

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