Twin River Outfitters worked with volunteers to clean up tires in James River
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Twin River Outfitters in Buchanan worked with volunteers to clean up the James river.
They worked to help remove tires.
Botetourt County provided a dumpster to remove the tires.
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There were one hundred and sixty tires pulled from the river in Botetourt County from Iron Gate to Arcadia according to the county.
They said that ninety percent of the tires collected were in the Iron Gate to the Horseshoe Bend section of the river.
"This is the 12th year that we have collected tires out of the river, We usually pull approximately 200 tires per year, so over the course of the cleanup efforts, we have collected over 2,600 tires! We are very thankful to our volunteers from the Boy Scouts that helped make this clean-up so successful! said Twin River Outfitters owner John Mays.
The county said that this is a reminder to the community to never dump tires in the woods or waterways of our county.
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For more information on how to dispose of tires properly, the county said to visit Botetourt County Virginia.
