Walker County residents will have an opportunity to dispose of unwanted tires free of charge this Saturday, November 14, as the county hosts its annual Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day at the Walker County Landfill.
The event will take place from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., allowing residents to drop off up to 15 tires per household at no cost.
County officials say the event is designed to encourage proper tire disposal and recycling while helping residents clean up their properties and reduce illegal dumping throughout the community.
Residents participating in the event should enter through the landfill’s transfer station rather than the scale house. Two separate traffic lines will be established to help manage vehicles arriving with tires.
Cars and pickup trucks will follow a designated green-arrow route to unload tires, while vehicles hauling trailer loads will follow an orange-arrow route.
Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day is open exclusively to residents and is not available to commercial businesses. Participants must provide proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or current utility bill, to qualify for free disposal.
Residents will also be responsible for unloading their own tires.
Several restrictions will be enforced during the event. Car and pickup truck tires must be removed from their rims before being accepted. Specialty tires, including tractor, solid, forklift and 18-wheeler tires, will not be accepted.
All tires must be clean and free of debris, rocks, concrete, metal and dirt. Skid steer tracks will also not be accepted.
Since launching Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day in 2017, Walker County has collected and recycled more than 33,000 tires through the annual program.
County officials encourage residents to take advantage of Saturday’s free disposal opportunity while following all event guidelines to help ensure a safe and efficient collection process.
The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, November 14, at the Walker County Landfill.