Pa. Department Of Environmental Protection Hosts Tire Collection Event In Westmoreland County

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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.