Car Tire & Battery Dumping In Ohio

Ohio’s Little Scioto River has been accumulating scrap and junk from junk cars and scrap cars. The river runs approximately 27 miles from Bucyrus and Marion, OH. It is a tributary to the Scioto River and ultimately flows to the Mississippi River. For some reason, items from junk cars and scrap cars seem to be landing in this river.   Who is doing this dumping? Is it a scrap car buyer or junk vehicle hauler? We doubt it, more than likely; the culprits are individuals looking for a quick place to discard items such as tires from junk cars and batteries from scrap cars.

According the US Environmental Protection Agency, “Creosote contamination in the Little Scioto River was most likely caused by poor disposal practices at Baker Wood Creosoting.  The EPA cleaned up the Baker Wood property draining and dredging a stretch of river. The area was backfilled with clean soil. Contaminated sediment was removed and dried. It was shipped to Bucyrus, Ohio for disposal.  It was funded by EPA ($2 million) and Ohio EPA ($1 million). Additional funding to complete the cleanup along the river to State Route 739 was no longer available.  The project was originally started in 2002 and paid for by U.S. Coast Guard Oil Pollution Act funds”. Creosote is essentially the portion of chemicals obtained via the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water. The complete report is available online at: http://www.epa.gov/region05/cleanup/littlescioto/index.htm

The Marion Star’s Nick Bechtel reported on July 20, 2014 that “a group of volunteers fished out tires, car batteries, car components and other bits of junk from the Little Scioto River. This was the first river sweep in two years. In 2012, volunteers removed more than 50 tires from the river”. The article can be viewed at http://www.marionstar.com/article/20140719/NEWS01/307190020

It seems that many Ohioans are simply not concerned with the potential for contamination associated with dumping old tires and car batteries into a river. Equally as important, this type of littering severely lessens the appearance of the river area. We encourage local law enforcement to “make an example” and discourage this behavior by punishing the perpetrators with jail time, lengthy community service in which days are spent cleaning up discarded hazards and increased fines. Cash 4 Cars Cleveland is a scrap vehicle buyer and junk vehicle hauler based in Northeast Ohio.  We buy junk vehicles 7 days a week in cash and ensure the environmental disposal of end of life vehicle. Looking to scrap a car in Cleveland? Call 216-359-1010 today.

Car Tire and Battery Dumping