CMMCP Used Tire Program
CMMCP
has been selected to receive MassRecycle’s
2011 BRONZE Award in the Institution category. Click here for more details: www.cmmcp.org/2011massrecycleaward.htm
Why
is CMMCP concerned about used tires??
Used tire casings left out in the environment and allowed to hold
water provide suitable areas for larval mosquito development, including those
species known to carry West Nile virus such
as Oc. j. japonicus* and Culex pipiens**. During the course of one season, the potential exists for
hundreds or even thousands of mosquitoes to emerge from just one tire. If
tires infested with mosquito eggs, larvae or pupae are transported, the
potential to introduce mosquito species into new areas and/or the potential
for the spread of arboviruses and their transmission may increase  significantly.
For these
reasons and as a value added service to our member cites and towns, CMMCP has
developed a used tire program, consisting of the following guidelines:
«
We
accept passenger and light truck tires
only – OFF
RIM, NO MOUNTED TIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED
«
Requests for
tire removal shall be done according to established CMMCP procedures
«
We reserve the
right to refuse anything determined to be unsuitable for this program
Tires
accepted as part of this program will be sent to an approved facility for
recycling. This program will comply with all state and federal solid waste
regulations, as well as all local fire codes. This program is subject to end
without notice.
We have
currently been removing tire piles in member cities and towns on an
intermittent basis. If you know of a tire pile in your area, or would like to
participate in a curbside pickup in the future, please send the following
information to used_tires@cmmcp.org:
NAME, ADDRESS, TOWN, PHONE, E-MAIL, # of TIRES (off the rim), LOCATION
OF TIRES, ANY COMMENTS. When we
schedule a curbside pickup event in your area you will be notified in
advance.
Click this link for our tire recycling totals: www.cmmcp.org/tire_data.htm
ELIGIBILITY: to qualify for this program you must be a resident or municipal
official in a CMMCP member city or town (service area map) and the tires must be in or from that locality. Businesses are not
eligible at this time.
COST: there is no additional
cost to residents or municipalities; this program is part of the full suite
of mosquito control services offered (complete list of services).
To
request more information, please contact Tim McGlinchy at (508) 393-3055
or mcglinchy@cmmcp.org
Click here for a map of our
service area showing the tire piles we have databased
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