Solid Waste Coordinator discusses Waste Tire Amnesty

Garrard County Solid Waste Coordinator Chris Thomason was interviewed by Channel 36 news Sept. 28^th, discussing Waste Tire Amnesty and the fact that the state government is taking funds from this program and using them for unintended purposes.

Please view the program video to learn what is taking place and how serious it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVWsK6sWwrQ

Transcript of video: http://www.wtvq.com/news/335-state-dipping-into-old-tire-fund.html

Garrard County Central Record: http://www.garrardcentralrecord.com/news/news2.html

(Photo of one of many county residents adding to the "Mountain of Tires" collected during the July Waste Tire Amnesty Program.)

Waste Tire Amnesty Update

As a member of the Garrard County Solid Waste Committe, I've had several people ask me what the Waste Tire Amnesty program was and I've told them that it was an opportunity for people (not in the tire business) to get rid of their old tires, free of charge. It was held at the Kentucky State Highway Garage on Industry Road June 25th, 26th and 27th. Tires were separated into piles, those with rims and those without rims. Solid Waste Committee members volunteered to help S.W. Coordinator Chris Thomason with this project, the same way they volunteer to help with Free Dump Days.

Off-loading

and Moving

a Mountain of Tires.

And how big was that mountain? Approximately 8,400 tires high, wide and ready to be recycled.

Saturday's volunteer crew, Solid Waste Committee Chair Person Becky Hacker (L) and Secretary Dorothy DeLong (R), take a minute's break to pose in front of "the mountain of tires" with State Road Department Heavy equipment operator employee.