CHARLESTON, W.Va. (May 31, 2019) – The West
Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Rehabilitation
Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is hosting several tire collection events around
the state in the month of June.
The events in June are:
·
Putnam
County: Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Putnam County Courthouse
in Winfield.
·
Upshur
County: Saturday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Transfer Station in
Buckhannon.
·
Summers
County: Wednesday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Grace Street near the river
access in Hinton.
Webster County: Friday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Leslie Equipment on Rt. 20 near Cowen.
·
McDowell
County: Wednesday, June 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Magic Mart Lot in
Welch.
·
Taylor
County: Wednesday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Taylor County
Fairgrounds in Grafton.
·
Doddridge
County: Friday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cline Stansberry Stadium in
West Union.
·
Lincoln
County: Saturday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lincoln County High School
in Hamlin.
·
Hardy
County: Saturday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wilson Trucking in
Moorefield.
·
Cabell
County: Friday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cabell County Recycling
Center in Huntington.
Ongoing events include:
Hancock
County: Hancock County Recycle and Convenience Center – Call Hancock
County Solid Waste Authority at 304-459-3269 for hours.
Brooke
County: Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Brooke County Recycling Center in Beech Bottom.
·
Marion
County: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Marion County Recycling Center in
Farmington
·
Boone
County: Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Boone County
Recycling Center in Foster
· Wyoming
County: First Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pineville
Airport.
A list of upcoming tire collection events can
also be found on the WVDEP website.
Residents may dispose of up to 10 tires per
person with a valid West Virginia ID for the county in which the tire
collection event is being held. The tires must be off the rims, and only car
and light truck tires will be accepted.
For more WVDEP news and
information, go to www.dep.wv.gov. Also, connect with the agency on
all social media platforms. Follow @DEPWV on Twitter, Like us on Facebook
at https://www.facebook.com/depwv/, and find us on YouTube by
searching “Environment
Matters.”
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