TIRED – Eco

Tire Initiative to Reduce
and Eliminate Dumping

ECO-Action worked with residents of Southwest Atlanta neighborhoods along with Georgia State University’s Department of Geosciences and Institute of Public Health to local and remove illegally discarded tires through the Tire Initiative to Reduce and Eliminate Dumping (T.I.R.E.D.).

The Partnership

Removed more than 3,500 illegally dumped tires from Atlanta neighborhoods.
Located and mapped of discarded tires in two Atlanta Neighborhood Planning Units
Collected and analyzed nitrous oxide in air samples in one neighborhood.
Shared finding with the community and EPA during an Air Permitting workshop.
Advised the Atlanta City Council Tire Commission and helped organize community support for the passage of the City of Atlanta scrap tire ordinance.

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Proctor Creek Stewardship Council
Intrenchment Creek Stewardship Council

Provide organizing and technical assistance so that Georgia low-income communities and communities of color can empower themselves to eliminate air, land, and water pollution.

Tire Initiative to Reduce
and Eliminate Dumping

The Partnership

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