Illinois County Offers Tire Recycling Event

by 09/02/08 2 Comments

It has been two years since Vermilion County residents were last able to recycle old tires in the county. But the county has partnered with Keep Vermilion Beautiful and the Illinois EPA to provide a free tire recycling event on September 3.

The event will take place at the Vermilion County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m-3 p.m. The last collection recycled over 16,000 tires.

Different types of tires that will be accepted include car tires, truck tires and farm tires. Industrial tires will not be accepted. Residents are allowed to bring up to 200 tires, but should be prepared to unload and stack them.

Tires aren’t the only part of your car that can be recycled. Check out Earth911′s automotive section to learn about other car parts that are recyclable.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.


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2 Archived Comments

  1. Gary Hydock

    posted on January 15th, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    What would you do if you found a use and prototyped a product for recycled tire rubber crumb that had all the things you could want in a product , Business , and opportunity. To grow the business ,Who would you talk to first and why. Thank you Gary

  2. teresa

    posted on February 28th, 2011 at 9:51 am

    I live in a small town in Illinois and i was blessed with a bunch of used tires from my last tenants. I cannot find the information I need to get rid of them I am looking for a tire recycling center that I could turn these tires into. Please Help

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