PA CleanWays of McKean County, an affiliate of Keep PA Beautiful, sponsored a tire recycling event at the Smethport Borough Sheds on Route 6 in Smethport, PA, on Saturday, July 25th, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The group successfully removed 2,000 tires from the McKean County landscape. One hundred percent of the tires will be recycled. Seventeen volunteers assisted in loading two tractor trailers.
This project was partially paid for by a grant from the PA Department of Environmental Protection. The tires are being recycled by Mahantango Enterprises in Dauphin County. Other sponsors of the project included; Penn State Extension, McKean County Conservation District, McKean County Adult Probation, the Borough of Smethport, and Costa’s Hardware of Smethport provided a forklift.
PA CleanWays of McKean County will next organize an unwanted medication collection program on Saturday, September 12th, 2015, at the Penn State Extension Office in Smethport, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
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Pictured, Gary Falk, Port Allegany, PA CleanWay’s member and Charlie Jones, Supervisor at the Smethport Borough Sheds, finish loading a trailer full of tires bound for recycling. Photo by Jim Clark