Heads up if you live in the Trail area and have old tires to get rid of.
Better yet, the opportunity to dispose of old tires this weekend at Bella Tireland won’t even cost you a dime.
Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia, in partnership with Western Rubber Products and Bella Tire, have confirmed they’ll be holding a scrap tire collection event on Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bella Tire, located at 2815 Highway Drive, Glenmerry.
“Bella Tire and Western Rubber Products have been very supportive partners of TSBC for many years, and we look forward to working with them once again on July 23 to collect scrap tires from Trail residents,” said Rosemary Sutton, TSBC executive director.
“Scrap tires that are collected across B.C. are recycled into many different environmentally friendly products that are produced and available right here in B.C., and recycled rubber products have become a popular choice due to their safety, low maintenance and accessibility features.”
Recycle rubber is versatile and can be made into playground surfacing, recreational flooring, water parks, animal mats, garden mulch and truck bed liners. Every year in B.C. over five million scrap car tires are recycled into new products.
Since 1991, over 100 million tires have been recycled in B.C., and TSBC’s scrap tire recycling program is one of the most successful in North America and the oldest recycling program in Canada.
“TSBC is proud to work with businesses that are engaged with their community and care about recycling,” said Sutton. “This upcoming tire collection event at Bella Tire will be free and convenient for residents to return their used tires.”
For more information on Tire Stewardship BC visit www.tsbc.ca.
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About Tire Stewardship BC
Tire Stewardship BC is a not-for-profit society formed to accept responsibility for the provincial scrap tires recycling program. Tire Stewardship BC was founded in 2003 by the Tire & Rubber Association of Canada, The Retail Council of Canada, and the Western Canada Tire Dealers, with the addition of the New Car Dealers Association of BC in 2007, and it continues to be governed by a Board that is made up of representatives from these four organizations. Tire Stewardship BC focuses on collecting scrap vehicle and bike tires and recycling them into new things including playground surfaces, athletic tracks, horse mats, and garden mulch. Since 1991, over 100 million tires have been recycled in B.C.
Extended Producer Responsibility is a provincial government strategy to place the responsibility for end-of-life product management on the producer and consumers of a product, not the general taxpayer. For more information on Tire Stewardship BC, visit http://www.tsbc.ca.