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Martin County Tire Drive collects 5,580 pounds of tires; next event scheduled April 12
Summary
Hosts said the county's first Tire Drive of the year collected 5,580 pounds of tires to reduce mosquito-breeding sites; next collection is Saturday, April 12 at Lamar Howard Park in Golden Gate.
Martin County hosts reported that the county's first Tire Drive of the year collected 5,580 pounds of tires, an effort the hosts described as aimed at eliminating mosquito-breeding sites.
The hosts said collected tires remove potential stagnant-water sites that harbor mosquito larvae. "They love stagnant water," one host said while explaining the public-health rationale for removing tires.
The podcast announced the next Tire Drive is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 at Lamar Howard Park in the Golden Gate neighborhood; hosts said the county runs additional collection weekends through April and into May. No registration or drop-off instructions beyond location and date were provided on the episode; hosts said they would include event details in the show notes.
