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Tire Amnesty by Appointment coming to the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility

Nov 09, 2023 08:56AM ● By Editor

BUTTE COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Butte County residents can now make appointments starting Friday, November 10th through Wednesday, November 15th, for free tire drop off on Friday, November 17th, and Saturday, November 18th at the Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility, (NRRWF). The NRRWF is located at 1023 Neal Road, one mile east of Hwy 99, and six miles south of Chico. Appointments are available from 9 am to 2 pm.

Call 530-552-5705 to schedule an appointment. Residents can arrange to make multiple appointments if they have more than nine tires for drop-off. Appointment slots are limited to first come, first served, so call early to schedule your drop-off day.

Tire Amnesty Day is good news for Butte County. "Old waste tires are great incubators for mosquitoes, a carrier of the West Nile Virus," said Valerie Meza, Butte County Recycling Coordinator. "By helping the public remove these breeding sites from the County, everybody will benefit." The tires will be hauled away by Waste Tire Products and shredded for use as rubberized asphalt and playground cover. No tires will be buried.

Meza noted that State transportation regulations prohibit the hauling of more than nine waste tires without a waiver from the Butte County Environmental Health Department. Waiver applications can be found at: https:ljwww.buttecounty.net/853/Tires

Tire Amnesty Day is funded by a grant from the California Department of Resources

Recovery and Recycling (CalRecycle) and by an allocation from the Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility.