Save the date for Catoosa County Tire Amnesty Day when county residents can once again dispose of their scrap tires at no cost by bringing them on Saturday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to Catoosa County Public Works, 912 Shope Ridge Road in Ringgold.

Tire Amnesty Day is made possible through Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) grants from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). The grants help offset the cost of collecting and transporting scrap tires to an EPD approved processing or recycling facility. Normally the cost of dropping off tires at the Catoosa County Transfer Station is $8.00 to $16.00 per tire.

The guidelines for Catoosa County’s Tire Amnesty Day are:

• 12 tires per vehicle limit
• Tires must be dismounted from vehicle, dry, free of mud/debris
• Tires up to 20” wheel diameter are eligible
• No commercial truck, tractor, or heavy equipment tires
• Available for Catoosa County residents only (must show driver’s license)
• Not available to commercial businesses
• Participants must unload their own tires

“We appreciate the continued support from our state partners at EPD,” said Public Works Projects Supervisor Alex Wooten. “During last year’s Tire Amnesty Events we collected about 90,000 pounds of scrap tires, so we want to continue the success with the next event in May to give county residents an incentive to turn in their scrap tires for proper disposal.”