Cleanup of scrap tires dumped at the Crown City Wildlife Area off Greasy Ridge Road in Lawrence County has begun. The Ohio EPA is presently cleaning up this massive amount of scrap tires, roughly 2,500 tires at one site alone.
They have contracted Liberty Tire Service of Columbus, Ohio to remove tires from several locations.
Congratulations to the Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste Management District!
During the Keep Ohio Beautiful Annual Meeting & Awards Program held in Columbus yesterday, Grace Keegan with Keep America Beautiful (KAB) presented two of their awards to partners of Keep Southeast Ohio Beautiful, a KAB affiliate managed by the Wayne National Forest.
Dan Palmer, Director of the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District, along with District Enforcement Officer Steve Hileman and Community Outreach Coordinator Stephanie Helms received the Keep Ohio Beautiful Community Award for populations between 25,001 and 150,000.
The Keep Ohio Law Enforcement Award was awarded to Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste Management District Enforcement Officer Steve Hileman.
Washington Twp. Fire Dept.
Friday, August 17th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
West Portsmouth, OH
1st Trailer – 565 tires – 39 cars participated
Lowe’s
Friday, August 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wheelersburg, OH
1st Trailer – 775 tires
2nd Trailer – 277 tires
Total: 1,052 tires – 82 cars participated
Saturday, March 30th at Spartan Stadium in Portsmouth, and the results were:
2 trailers 1,162 tires collected 121 vehicles
Saturday, April 6th at Ironton Hills Plaza, and the results were:
3 trailers 1,757 tires collected 208 vehicles
The Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste District wishes to announce the schedule for the Tire Amnesty Program. This program is free to Lawrence and Scioto County residents. It allows the residents of Lawrence and Scioto County to properly dispose of passenger and light truck tires at no cost.
The District requests the following:
Listed below is the scheduled date and time for the collection –
Date & Time Location
Friday, August 17, 2018 New Fire Station – Washington Twp.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 520 Calvert’s Lane – West Portsmouth
Friday, August 24, 2018 Lowe’s of Wheelersburg
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7915 Ohio River Road – Wheelersburg
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 Burlington-Fayette Fire Dept.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7681 County Road 1 – Burlington
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 Lawrence County Fairgrounds
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entrance off County Road 411 – Proctorville
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 LEDC Property (Former Dow Chemical)
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 925 County Road 1-A – Hanging Rock
The District requests that you remain in your vehicle in order for us to unload the tires in a timely manner. Again, our enforcement officer will be present to verify your residency. You may contact the District office at (740) 532-1231 if you have questions concerning the Tire Amnesty Program.
This program is provided to you by the Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste District & the Ohio EPA.
Event drew about 50 volunteers in Lawrence County
The Ohio River Sweep took place this past Saturday, and volunteers helped clean up the riverbanks throughout Lawrence County. “We had about 50 volunteers between the four locations,” Stephanie Helms, of the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District and organizer of the event, said. “And we collected about… <Read More>
The River Sweep was Saturday, June 16th. The Portsmouth Event was held on Friday with Upward Bound Students from Shawnee State University. We had 4 locations on Saturday in Lawrence County, and the results are in!
| Site | Volunteers | Bags of Trash |
| Court Street Landing | 46 | 52 |
| Ironton Boat Ramp | 15 | 15 |
| Ironton Boat Ramp | 15 | 15 |
| South Point Ramp | 3 | 5 |
| Coal Grove | 18 | 22 |
| Chesapeake Ramp | 12 | 14 |
| TOTALS | 109 | 123 |
