Pa. Department Of Environmental Protection Hosts Tire Collection Event In Westmoreland County
WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) - Residents from 22 cities and municipalities participated in a tire collection event in Westmoreland County on Thursday.
The event was hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's West Nile Virus program.
A goal of this event was to eliminate and reduce mosquito-borne disease by taking away habitat reduction for mosquitoes, including waste tires.
Nearly 500 residential and agricultural tires were disposed of thanks to the event.
