The Last Green Valley, an area nonprofit organization, recently sponsored a drive to remove tires from a section of the Quinebaug River in Connecticut, and, as the initiative progressed, the volunteers expressed concerned over the number of tires they recovered. After examination of the tires, one of the concerns raised was it appeared most (possibly 95% of the recovered tires had been dumped within the past year.
Dumped tires in waterways and on land is a concern in each of the New England states. Although they are only one of many types of litter, they are often more noticeable.
For additional information related to tire dumping, please visit:
Rubber Manufacturers Association What Can Be Done to Limit Tire Dumping
EPA (Region 5): Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook (March 1998)
Media reports:
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: River fans: Don’t ‘tread’ on us (11 AUG 11)
Norwich Bulletin: Thousands of tires materialize overnight in Taftville (5 MAY 11)
WABI-TV: Maine DOC Trying To Stop Trash Dumping (11 APR 10)
Boston Globe: Smile, illegal dumpers, you're being filmed by hidden cameras (4 JUN 09)
Background information:
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection: Help Put an End to Illegal Dumping
Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration Riverways Program
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game: Division of Ecological Restoration
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