The Citizen Scrap Tire Drop-Off Day will be held at the St. Andrews Landfill on St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, on April 18 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Up to ten tires per vehicle (one trip limit) will be accepted. Tires to be accepted include both passenger and light truck tires, as well as heavytruck and agricultural tires. In addition, both on-rim and off-rim tires will be accepted. Commercial vehicles and businesses are prohibited.
Citizens of St. Mary’s County may continue to bring up to five old scrap tires per visit, free of charge, to the St. Andrews Landfill year round. Excessive loads will be assessed a fee of $158 per ton. Scrap tires must be disposed of properly. Tires filled with water breed mosquitoes; disposal of old scrap tires can contribute to minimizing the mosquito population.
In 2008, 17 counties participated in the Citizen Scrap Tire Drop-off Day around the State and brought in over 121,200 scrap tires. In St. Mary’s County, residents dropped off 3,677 tires. Funds for the Scrap Tire Amnesty Day Program come out of the State’s Used Tire Clean-Up and Recycling Fund, which is composed of monies raised from the $0.80 surcharge on every new tire purchased in the State.
The Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Environmental Service, encourage all residents to participate. For more information, contact the St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation at (301) 863-8400, or visit our website at www.co.saint-marys.md.us/dpw.