SCHENECTADY SETS TIRE COLLECTION.(Local)

The city will hold a tire collection from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday

at the trash transfer station on Weaver Street.

Mayor Karen B. Johnson said the program is an ongoing effort by the city to help residents dispose of old tires, which are not picked up by waste collection crews.

Last fall, a similar program resulted in the collection of more than 800 tires. Johnson said the city has contracted with a private firm to dispose of the tires.

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