Around 600 tyres have been collected and disposed of properly in a joint tyre amnesty between Swansea Council, Neath Port Talbot Council and Keep Tidy Wales.
The tyre amnesty is part of the national WAG funded Tidy Towns campaign which aims to keep local communities clean and tidy.
Residents across the region have been able to take their unwanted tyres to a number of sites and dispose of them free of charge instead of paying a fee.
At present, tyre companies attach a charge to any tyres that are disposed of at their business and civic amenity site cannot take them because they are not classified as domestic waste..
John Hague, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said, “Tyres are one of the most common materials that are fly tipped in the region.
“The tyre amnesty helped encourage people to do the right thing and dispose of tyres in a responsible manner.”
Richie Jones, Tyres Officer for Flytipping Action Wales said, ‘Flytipped tyres are a huge problem across Wales and this is an excellent initiative by both Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Councils to combat this.
“We see around 55,000 incidents of flytipping in Wales every year, with an annual clean-up cost to the taxpayer of £3million. We urge the householders and businesses to take their waste to properly licensed facilities.
“If someone else removes your waste for you, check they are Registered Waste Carriers with Environment Agency Wales and ask where your waste is going. Your waste is your responsibility.”
For more information on what is being done to tackle flytipping visit www.flytippingactionwales.org or for more information about where you can dispose of tyres legally contact Swansea Council on 01792 635600
