Scrap tire drives are one method of source reduction, the removal or elimination of breeding sources that currently are or have the potential to breed mosquitoes. Tire drives are funded in part through a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Scrap Tire Clean Up Grant. The scrap tire drives are designed to help clean up the environment and reduce mosquito habitat, with 2,703 tires recycled through these events last year.
Tire Drive Event Information:
- Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Bay County Mosquito Control, 810 Livingston Street, Bay City
- Saturday, August 1, 2026 at Fraser Township Hall, 1474 N. Mackinaw Road, Linwood
- Tires will be collected from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on the day of the drive
- Each Bay County residence may bring up to 10 rimless, regular-sized, car or truck tires to the drop-off site
- No tractor, semi-truck, or tires from commercial businesses or agricultural entities will be accepted
