Recycling and Litter Prevention Council to Cleanin’ up the streets By Beth dulaney By Beth dulaney Coshocton County is a beautiful place to live and have annual Tire Collection Day This Saturday is the day to help out the said Wherley. community. Along with City Clean-Up Day, the Recycling and Litter Prevention Council in Nellie Village will be having their annual Tire Collection Day. The public can bring their used tires to the Coshocton County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. to be recycled. The recycled tires will be taken to Central Ohio Contractor in Grove City where they will be grinded and used for tracks, land fill covers, or various energy sources. According to Jeff Wherley, head of the Coshocton County Recycling and Litter Prevention Program, tires are difficult to recycle because most waste plants won’t handle them and they are very expensive to recycle. “This is a great opportunity for people to get rid of their old tires at a slightly cheaper price,”
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The cost to recycle old tires on Tire Collection Day will be $2 for passenger tires, $25 for rear tractor tires, and $15 for anything in between sizes. There is a health risk to letting old, unused tires sit around the yard. Unused tires often attract rodents and if water gets inside, they suddenly become the biggest mosquito attracter there is. Several types of mosquitoes can carry deadly diseases such as encephalitis and dengue fever. Wherley wanted to express his thanks to REACT in Coshocton County who provides free laborers and helps to direct traffic every year. “There’s no way I could do this without their help,” said Wherley. A lot of people have asked Wherley about doing Tire Collection Day more than once a year, but with cost and time, this service can only be provided once a year. So get your old tires in at the County Fairgrounds this Saturday because there won’t be another chance until next spring.
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visit. Help keep it that way and volunteer to help with City Clean-Up on April 24. All volunteers are to meet at 8:30 a.m. at the courthouse to sign in. The clean-up will be from 9 a.m. – Noon. This is a great opportunity for families and groups to come out and help beautify the city. Groups can call ahead in advance to register by contacting the United Way at 622-4567. Make sure to bring working gloves. Rakes, trash bags, and any other item needed for the day will be provided. Donuts and water bottles will be provided at 8:30 a.m. at the courthouse. The first 100 people to arrive will receive a free “Green Starts Here” t-shirt. “Coshocton is a great community that pulls together when there is need,” said Suzanne Clark, Executive Director of United Way, “Taking pride in our community and the way it looks is a way we can pull together.” There are other reasons than just community pride as to why we should keep Coshocton County looking its best. “As far as businesses are concerned, the better we look, the more likely businesses are to come here and people are to stay here,” said Carol Remington, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. The City Clean-Up Day has been successful in the past, and hopefully will continue to be a success each year. The labor will not be too difficult. Groups will break up into teams and rake leaves, pick up litter, and clean along the bridge and railroad tracks. “First appearances to both businesses and prospective businesses is critical,” said Mayor Steve Mercer, “We only have one opportunity to make a good first impression. Getting people to take an interest and pride in their community is something that doesn’t cost much money. I’m hoping everyone will participate in some way, whether it be a community project like city clean up day or around their own homes and neighborhoods.”
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