The long-running Waste Tire Day is returning to Logan County.

From 9 a.m. to noon Friday, people can bring old tires to the Logan County Road Barn at 1088 Peyton St. in Russellville to have them recycled.

Nathan Cockrill, Logan County solid waste coordinator, said Waste Tire Day has been around for at least a decade and is typically held twice a year. The event allows people to get rid of old tires, which Cockrill said can be difficult to dispose of properly.

Waste Tire Day is also aimed at reducing the number of tire dump sites in the county, Cockrill said.

“Rural places in Logan County, unfortunately, often end up with a lot of tires dumped there, and this is a way we hope to combat that,” he said.

For Waste Tire Day, the solid waste department is contracting with Owensboro-based company Tire Recycling, which will turn the tires into fuel to be used mainly for heating, Cockrill said.

This year, Cockrill said he’s allowing people to bring up to two semi-truck tires for recycling and as many as 15 tires overall.

Cockrill said solid waste won’t accept tractor tires because they’re harder and more expensive to recycle, nor are off-road tires or tires with the rims still attached allowed.

According to a post on solid waste’s Facebook page, the event is limited to Logan County residents.

Logan County Judge-Executive Logan Chick said both Waste Tire Days each year are paid for by a $4,000 grant from the state in an effort to cut down on illegal dumping.

“It’s to keep people from dumping tires anywhere and everywhere,” he said. “With this little grant, hopefully we can clean that up a little bit.”

Chick said Waste Tire Day has been well-attended in the past, adding that county residents frequently bring more tires than Tire Recycling can take, which he thinks has cut down on dump sites throughout the county.

“I think the issue here in Logan County has improved quite a bit,” he said.