Pasco County is waiving the fee for residents to dispose of old tires, and Land O' Lakes has a drop-off site on the list. The waiver runs from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, November 1, so there is a set window for clearing out tires that have been sitting in a garage, a shed or the corner of a yard.
What is happening
Under the county's tire fee waiver, Pasco County residents can bring up to four old tires to participating locations free of charge. Each tire can be no more than 36 inches in diameter. The county describes the offer as a way for residents to dispose of old tires without paying the usual charge.
The limit applies to the amount a resident can bring: up to four tires. The size limit matters too, since a tire larger than 36 inches in diameter does not fit the program as the county describes it.
Where to go in Land O' Lakes
The Land O' Lakes Recycling Drop-off is at 6801 Wisteria Loop, Land O' Lakes. It is one of the participating locations named on the county's tire fee waiver page. The page lists other sites as well, which may be useful for anyone who finds themselves closer to another part of the county.
Who is responsible
The waiver and the drop-off locations are run by Pasco County. Land O' Lakes has no city government of its own, so county services like this one are the way most local residents deal with waste and recycling. Questions about the program, the site or what counts as an eligible tire are best taken to the county directly through the page linked above.
A separate county emergency declaration
The county has also been in the news for a different reason. The Pasco Board of County Commissioners issued a Local State of Emergency for Pasco County in response to dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infection. Details are on the county's announcement page.
The county's tire waiver page does not tie the tire program to the emergency declaration, and this story does not suggest a connection. The two items are reported together only because both are county announcements that affect residents around the same time.
What residents can do
- Count the tires you want to dispose of; the limit is up to four.
- Check that each tire is no more than 36 inches in diameter.
- Plan the trip for a date from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, November 1.
- Take them to the Land O' Lakes Recycling Drop-off at 6801 Wisteria Loop.
- Read the county's pages linked in this story for the full details before you go.
The county's pages in this story do not list drop-off hours for the Wisteria Loop site, so it is worth checking the tire fee waiver page before loading the car. For more local updates, see the news page and the residents page.
Sources
Compiled from the official sources below.