Sunday, December 22, 2024

2020 Tire Amnesty – moved to May 23 and May 30, 2020

Tires are a staple of modern society, however it has become one of our largest solid waste headaches. This nuisance extends especially to our roadside ditches. Violators “fly dump” their unwanted tires, creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes, flooding and maintenance concerns for the Road District, not to mention an unsightly landscape. In response, we created a tire amnesty program several years ago and it has become a well-attended and anticipated event. Early each spring on selected Saturdays anyone living in Palatine Township can drop off their used tires at our yard. If you are a resident of Palatine Township, stop by and drop off your old tires at the Road District Garage, located at: 530 N. Smith Street, Palatine.  Centered around Earth Day, the tire amnesty program will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday April 18, 2020 and Saturday April 25, 2020.   There will be a limit of 10 tires and tires from commercial vendors will not be accepted.

Due to the current stay at home order in response to the corona virus pandemic, we will move our collection dates back one month to May 23 and May 30, 2020 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.