MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDHN) — Discarded tires on the side of the road are all over the state of Alabama, and now, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is making a huge step towards cleaning them up.
The ADEM Scrap Tire Right of Way program is being offered to all 67 counties in the State of Alabama, with funding administered from the Scrap Tire Fund by ADEM. One dollar from the sale of every tire in Alabama goes into the fund, which is used exclusively in cleaning illegally discarded tires, as well as promoting recycling and other uses of scrap tires that keep them out of landfills.
“Old, discarded tires strewn across the landscape are a problem in virtually every county, small or large, rural or urban,” ADEM Director Lance LeFleur said. “These tires are not only eyesores, they are also environmental and health hazards, including breeding grounds for mosquitoes, rodents and other pests. This funding enables counties to address these problems when they might not otherwise could afford the cost in manpower and equipment to do so.”