Tire Round Up When: Saturday, May 17th, 9am - 1pm - Rain or Shine - Where: Smithfield DPW Garage 3 Spragueville Road map (Behind Dave’s Towing Service)

Dispose of your unused tires.
Rimless tires are free - tires with rims are not accepted.

The Town of Smithfield in conjunction with Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, a program of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, will hold tire recycling collection event for the Blackstone Valley community. The “Blackstone Valley Tire Round-Up” will be held on Saturday, May 17, from 9am to 1pm at the Smithfield Public Works Garage, 3 Spragueville Road. 

Residents from the Blackstone Valley’s cities and towns are encouraged to bring tires that they may have on their property. Disposal of rimless tires is free (tires with rims are not accepted).  This collection is for residents only and is not open to businesses. Passenger tires from cars and light trucks will be accepted for recycling. No commercial truck tires will be accepted. 

The first 10 residents to recycle tires will receive gift certificates to Dunkin’ Donuts, courtesy of Dan’s Management, a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee. 

“This tire recycling drive will help prevent tires from ending up in our river and our environment,” said Kristin Zawistowski, Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful program coordinator and AmeriCorps*VISTA member. “Here’s your chance to recycle tires you may have in your garage that you were unsure of how to dispose of.” 

This event is part of Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup™, the nation’s largest community improvement program that is held nationally from March 1 to May 31. 

Firestone Complete Auto Care, a National Sponsor for the Great American Cleanup™, agrees to recycle tires nationwide, free of charge. Local sponsors of the event are Firestone Complete Auto Care in Pawtucket, Bill’s Auto Parts, the Town of Smithfield and Dan’s Management, a Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins franchisee. 

Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful’s Tire Round-Up tire recycling drives have prevented over 20,000 tires from ending up in our environment. The 2007 Great American Cleanup diverted more than 2.2 million scrap tires from the waste stream nation wide. 

Every year, millions of tires are improperly disposed in our communities. According to the EPA, there are at least 275 million scrap tires in stockpiles in the U.S.

If you are interested in volunteering or have any other questions, please call Recycling Coordinator, Gina Barbeau at 233-1034 with questions.