Manitowoc County Tire Collection Now Open

The Manitowoc County Waste Tire Collection is now open through October. Residents and businesses can drop off tires for a fee at the Manitowoc County Recycling Center during normal office hours. Please review the rates and guidelines before bringing tires. Waste tires can be reused in a number of beneficial ways. They can be shred into rubber chips and used as artificial turf or as a ground cover in playgrounds. Tire rubber can be incorporated into asphalt roads, running tracks, and used in other rubber products. Depending on what other materials are in the tires, they may also be used as tire derived fuel at permitted facilities. The DNR estimates that Wisconsin produces 5 million waste tires per year. Tires have been banned from landfills since 1995 because they take up too much space, and their bulky size makes them hard to keep buried. For more information call the Recycling Center at 920-683-4333 or visit Manitowoccounty.com/recyclingcenter.