Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com


Some projects across the WHMI listening area are among those receiving state funding to collect and recycle scrap tires.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy or EGLE announced that it has awarded more than $1.1 (m) million in grants to fund 55 community scrap tire drop-off events and other tire cleanups across the state.

EGLE says the community events provide affordable, convenient tire recycling opportunities to residents - including the creation of year-round collections sites and roadside pickups. Additionally, nine new grant projects and one grant amendment will fund the removal of old scrap tire piles at private properties.

The state noted that improperly dumped scrap tires pose a fire hazard and create mosquito breeding grounds. Recycled scrap tires can be used in asphalt to pave roads, as mulch in gardens and playgrounds, and in manufacturing processes.

In total, 64 projects will receive funding – with the following in the local area:

-Genesee County: Farm Bureau, $15,000, and Metropolitan Planning Commission $9,500.

-Livingston County: Department of Public Works, $9,000, a 2025 private site, $9,000, and Michigan State Park-Rose Lake District, $9,000. Michigan State Park-Rose Lake District is the fiduciary for Livingston, Washtenaw, Jackson, Lenawee, Clinton, Ionia, Monroe, and Wayne counties.

-Oakland County: Holly Township, $15,000.


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