Tire Amnesty Day - Wow! That's A Lot Of Tires!

Today's Tire Amnesty Day at the Wicomico County Landfill has come to a close. The result? Over seven full trailer loads of passenger, riding mower, motorcycle, truck and farm tires, including several tons of steel and aluminum rims and wheels. Wicomico County Landfill spokesman Billy Lambert said that this was a very successful day for the program, which has been made available to the public for the last several years.

One donor, a Wicomico County farmer hauling two monster tires in the back of his pickup, commented, "I stored my tractor and big truck tires all year for this. It saved me fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks." When it was pointed out that he only had two tires with him, he said "My wife's in the truck behind me with the rest of our load. I'm taking her out to lunch after."

So, what do we see as a result of this program? Fewer tires on the side of the road and in vacant lots and thousands fewer places for mosquitoes to breed. A win-win event.

Wicomico County, as part of the statewide program sponsored by the Maryland Department of the Environment, expects to do it again next year. We'll keep you posted!