Ellis County  begins a waste tire amnesty event today. It continues through May 18.

The county is waiving the tire disposal fee at the Ellis County Landfill/Transfer Station located at 1515 W. 55th. The purpose of this amnesty event is to allow Ellis County residents a short-term option to dispose of stockpiled waste tires at no cost. In order to utilize this disposal opportunity, residents must comply with the following requirements:

There will be a maximum of 10 tires per owner/hauler. Persons with more than 10 tires must contact the Landfill Manager at 785-628-9460 prior to hauling the tires to the facility. The Landfill Manager will issue a disposal authorization upon inspection of the tire stockpile/storage. Failure to acquire prior disposal authorization will result in either full assessment of the disposal fee or refusal of tires until a storage site inspection is completed by Ellis County.