[Durham INC] Durham Recycles Over 19, 000 lbs. of Tires to Help Prevent Zika Virus

[Keep DurhamBeautiful]

*​​Keep Durham Beautiful*



*News Release*



*For Immediate Release: July 29, 2016*

*News Media Contact:*

Tania Dautlick

Executive Director

Keep Durham Beautiful

919-354-2729

tania at keepdurhambeautiful.org

www.keepdurhambeautiful.org



*Durham Recycles Over 19,000 lbs. of Tires to Help Prevent Zika Virus*

*Residents May Still Drop Off Up to Five Used Tires At No Charge*



DURHAM, N.C. – Thanks to Durham residents there are now 975 fewer places
for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry to flourish with the recycling
of thousands of pounds of old tires earlier this month.

As part of the Durham Tire Recycling Drive held on July 9, residents
dropped off 975 unwanted tires from their yards, diverting approximately
19,455 pounds of material from the community’s waste stream and decreasing
the number of potential mosquito breeding locations in Durham.

Durham residents who missed the Tire Recycling Drive can still drop off up
to five used tires (off the rim only) at no charge at the City of
Durham’s Waste
Disposal and Recycling Center
<https://durhamnc.gov/878/Waste-Disposal-Recycling-Center>, located at 2115
E. Club Blvd., during the center’s normal operating hours.
While there are still no locally acquired mosquito-borne Zika cases, there
have been at least 25 known travel-associated cases in North Carolina
according to the Durham County Department of Public Health. Limiting
exposure to mosquitoes by reducing breeding sites, like old tires, is an
extremely important part of Durham’s effort to limit the spread of Zika
virus. Old tires and other items that hold standing water, including bird
baths, containers and gutters, encourage mosquito breeding and the diseases
they may carry. With increased attention and concern about the effects of
Zika Virus, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the department are
encouraging people to decrease mosquitoes around the home through removing
sources of standing water.

According to Keep Durham Beautiful Sustainability Specialist Erin Victor,
the tires collected earlier this month will be put to good use since old
tires can be recycled into a number of different products, including rubber
mulch for playgrounds and landscaping as well as rubberized asphalt
concrete (RAC). “RAC is considered a cost effective, durable, and
environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional asphalt used to pave
roads. So, not only did these residents get rid of mosquito-breeding
locations in their yards, they were also able to repurpose their used
tires, which is wonderful for our environment,” Victor said.

The July 9 Tire Recycling Drive, a City-County Collaborative effort, was a
partnership between Keep Durham Beautiful <https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/>
, City of Durham Solid Waste Management Department
<https://durhamnc.gov/832/Solid-Waste-Management>, City of Durham
Neighborhood Improvement Services
<https://durhamnc.gov/570/Neighborhood-Improvement-Services>, *C*ity of
Durham General Services Department
<https://durhamnc.gov/733/General-Services>, Durham County General Services
Department <http://dconc.gov/government/departments-f-z/general-services>,
and the Durham County Department of Public Health
<http://www.dconc.gov/government/departments-f-z/public-health>.


*About Keep Durham Beautiful*Keep Durham Beautiful
<http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org/> is a nonprofit, volunteer
organization working in partnership with the City of Durham General
Services Department <http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/gs/Pages/Home.aspx> and Durham
County <http://dconc.gov/> to encourage residents, businesses, and
community organizations to protect the environment and enhance the
appearance of Durham through cleanup events, beautification projects, waste
reduction, and educational activities. To learn more, visit the website
<http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org/>, like on Facebook
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