10-County Scrap Tire Collection is August 28th

A free scrap tire collection will be held for residents and businesses in Burt, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Stanton, Thurston and Washington counties. The Lower Elkhorn NRD, Papio Missouri River NRD, and Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council have organized the collection for Friday, August 28, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. until 12-noon at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Scribner, NE. The fairgrounds are located west of Hwy 275 at 201 Fairacres Road. Tires will NOT be accepted from businesses that charge tire disposal fees.

Loads must enter from Fairacres Road. Follow the “Recycling Event” signs to the east fairground entrance on Fairacres Road. Each load is limited to 100 tires. Loads with less than 20 tires may have a shorter wait time during the last 90 minutes of the collection. All sizes of car, truck, semi and tractor tires will be accepted.  No rims will be accepted so ALL tires must be off rim.  Tires cannot be accepted from any business which charges a tire disposal fee.  Do not leave vehicles unattended in line. Limited unloading help will be available, so plan to unload your own. Be sure to arrive before the gates are locked at 12:00 p.m.

Champlin Tire Recycling will process the tires collected during the event.  This processing includes repair and retread of salvageable casings, reclamation of tires meeting used tire specifications and the production of park benches, picnic tables and feed bunks. Funding for this free collection is provided through a grant from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy. For more information please contact Deborah Ward at the Papio Missouri River NRD (402) 374-1920 ext. 3.