Tire Amnesty Day is coming - drop off your tires and help out Halton food banks

Saturday, April 26, is the eleventh annual Tire Amnesty Day. Halton residents can drop off up to eight passenger tires, free of charge between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Halton Waste Management Site located on 5400 Regional Road 25 in Milton.

The usual $5 fee is waived on Halton’s Tire Amnesty Day. Residents dropping off tires are encouraged to bring a donation of food or cash for Halton area food banks.

“Tire Amnesty Day is a great chance for residents to reduce waste by dropping off their tires and having them recycled,” said Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr. “It is also an opportunity to help those less fortunate by donating non-perishable food items or money to our local food banks and we want to thank Halton residents for their generosity during previous events.”

Tires that are brought to the Halton Waste Management Site on Saturday are taken away for recycling to be reused in automotive application, running tracks and blasting mats for road construction activities.

In spring 2007, Halton residents dropped off 2,100 tires free of charge and donated 470 kilograms of food and $950 during Tire Amnesty. Over the past 10 years that the event has been running, Halton residents have diverted over 22,600 tires from the landfill and donated over 5,000 kilograms of food and $3,485 (cash collections began in 2002) to Halton food banks!

Up to eight standard passenger vehicle tires, rims, as well as bicycle and wheelbarrow tires will be accepted per resident. Commercial vehicle, truck and tractor tires cannot be accepted on Tire Amnesty Day. During the rest of the year, Halton residents can drop off up to five passenger vehicle tires per year at the Halton Waste Management Site for a charge of $5 per visit.

Yet another benefit of taking your old tires to tire amnesty day is to reduce mosquito breeding sites. Tires that are left in your yard can collect standing water, which can be an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can carry West Nile virus and the disease can be transmitted to humans. Residents are encouraged to ensure that water is not allowed to collect in tires, children’s toys, wading pools, flower pots, or any other places in your yard.

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