Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day Returns November 8th

The Walker County Landfill (5120 N Marble Top Road, Chickamauga) will play host to this year's Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day on Saturday, November 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

During the event, car and light truck tires with wheel sizes 20-inches or smaller will be accepted, as well as ATV (all-terrain vehicle) tires, free of charge. Tires must be dismounted from wheels. In addition, they must be dry and free of mud and debris. Tires with rims and large truck, tractor or heavy equipment tires are not eligible for amnesty. Landfill staff reserve the right to refuse any tires.

Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day is only for Walker County residents, not for commercial businesses. Proof of residency, such as a driver's license or current utility bill, will be required to dispose of tires free of charge during the amnesty event. Those participating will also be required to unload their own tires and adhere to a limit of 15 tires per vehicle.

Residents in north Walker County can take advantage of a satellite drop-off location at the Rossville Public Works building, located on the east side of the ballpark in Rossville off Ellis Road. Event times and restrictions also apply to this location.

Since launching the Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day program in 2017, over 30,000 tires have been removed from the community. Those rubbery remains are sent to an approved recycling center and turned into things like industrial fuel or rubber mulch for landscaping and playground applications.

The Retire Your Tires Amnesty Day event is made possible thanks to a grant from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's Local Government Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) Program. This grant reimburses Walker County for the cost of transporting and processing scrap tires. The grant is funded from Georgia's Solid Waste Trust Fund, which consumers pay into when purchasing new tires in Georgia.