Keep Polk County Beautiful and Polk County Waste & Recycling will sponsor a free dropoff for used tires and household hazardous waste Saturday at Bartow High School from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Residents can drop off up to 24 tires. This will keep the tires out natural areas and other traditional dump sites. It will also reduce the mosquito breeding spots.
Household hazardous waste includes lawn and garden chemicals, automotive fluids, solvents, paint and other chemicals. Proper disposal of these materials will keep these chemicals out of groundwater.
There is also a dropoff site at the county landfill.
This event is also a good opportunity for residents to learn more about proper handling of wastes.