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posed of by Piedmont Recycling at a charge to the county of $2 per tire. Nina Stamer, the county’s litter and recycling coordinator, explained that no companies in the area are willing to pay for tires.
Since the county lacks the equipment to properly dispose of the tires — by shredding them — “if they’re buried they just pop back up to the surface.” The only options, Mrs. Stamer added, are to pile the tires up, which creates a fire hazard as well as an eyesore, or to pay to have them removed. ' Though the county is not presently making any money from recycling, and is even paying to have the tires removed, Mrs. Stamer emphasized that there is, in fact, benefit from the program. “We’re still making money, in a sense. With every piece of trash that doesn’t go into the landfill, it means the space will last a little longer and it will be that much more time before we have to spend money to build a new landfill.” This “cost avoidance factor” is too often ignored when the balance sheets for recycling are totaled, she said.
Even after the recycling center is established at the landfill, Mrs. Stamer said she hopes to continue the monthly recycling day at the county park. And, she’d like to establish satellite recycling stations elsewhere. “We need to give those people who don’t go to the landfill in Amissville a chance to recycle, too.
“Recycling is a way for all the people in Rappahannock to do their share in helping to solve the county’s trash problems. It’s a good way — maybe the only way — for individuals to help.”
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