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Over the weekend, Riga and Olaine will have the opportunity to hand over tires free of charge

This weekend, AJ Power Recycling will conclude the annual environmental campaign “Give tires a second life”, during which residents are invited to donate four used car tires from one household or car free of charge. So far, more than 60 tons of tires have been collected in six Latvian cities on three weekends. On July 4, it will be possible to deliver four tires free of charge in Riga, Atlasa Street 4, and in Olaine, Zemgales Street 36.

According to expert estimates, more than 100 thousand tons of used tires are currently stored in Latvia, and their number continues to grow. During the past year, several dangerous fires have occurred, which have broken out in unauthorized tire storage areas, causing significant damage to the environment and endangering human lives, informs Gita Deniškāne, communication consultant of the AJ Power group of companies.

In order to reduce the stockpile of used tires and promote their environmentally friendly recycling, AJ Power Recycling has been organizing an environmental campaign “Give tires a second life” for the third year in a row, informing the public about the dangers of used tires, recycling and reuse. During these campaigns, several hundred tons of used tires are collected every year. This year, Scania Latvia and Schwenk Latvija have also joined the campaign.

During the campaign, residents have the opportunity to transfer four used car tires from one household or car free of charge: on July 4, from 9.00 to 13.00 in Riga, Atlasa Street 4, “R Recycling”; July 4 from 15.00 to 19.00 in Olaine, Zemgales Street 36. Those residents who want to hand over more than four tires will be able to do so for an additional fee in accordance with the price list of the sorted waste reception area.

This year, almost 6548 tires or 59.3 tons of used tires were collected on three weekends – on June 13, June 20 and June 27 – in Jelgava, Bauska, Ogre, Baldone, Jurmala and Tukums, according to G. Deniskane.

The environmental campaign “Give tires a second life” is taking place for the third year and is organized by “AJ Power Recycling” in cooperation with partners – “Scania Latvia”, “Schwenk Latvija”, “Bridgestone” and “Goodyear”. More information about the campaign can be found at www.ajpower.lv.

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