ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/Decaturish) — Tire dumping has become a nuisance in DeKalb County, with 42 hot spots for illegally disposing of the material. The county commission is seeking to establish a penalty for this type of littering.
Commissioners discussed the legislation during an Employee Relations and Public Safety meeting on Nov. 24. The item was deferred to the Dec. 16 committee meeting.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division manages scrap tire transportation by permitting generators, haulers and processors. In DeKalb County, there are 150 businesses permitted to generate tires and 15 haulers. There are only five disposal facilities across the state, and the closest one to DeKalb is in Fulton County…