<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="text-align: center; ">FYI.</strong></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="text-align: center; ">MEDIA ADVISORY</strong></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>For immediate release:</strong><br>November 19, 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>For more information, contact:</strong><br>Linda Lowe<br>Public Information Specialist<br>Prince George’s County<br>Department of Environmental Resources<br>(301) 883-5952<o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong>Prince George’s County Wants your Old Tires at Scrap Tire Amnesty Day</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><em>November 24 recycling event promotes proper disposal of unwanted tires</em><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Largo, MD –</strong> The Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources’ (DER) Waste Management Division will hold a <strong><i>free</i></strong>, Scrap Tire Amnesty Day on Sunday, November 24 at the Brown Station Road Convenience Center in Upper Marlboro. County residents are encouraged to bring any residential or agricultural tires, <strong><i>up to ten</i></strong>, for collection at the event. Tires will not be accepted from businesses or dealers and participants must bring proof of County residency.<o:p></o:p></p><p>“Dumping tires in the woods or on the side of the road is harmful to the environment, contributes to blight in our communities and is illegal,” says DER Director Adam Ortiz. “Our scrap tire recycling event will allow residents the opportunity to dispose of unwanted tires in a responsible manner.” <o:p></o:p></p><p>Tires collected from Scrap Tire Amnesty Day may be recycled into usable products such as garden hoses, rubberized asphalt and playground cover<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>WHO</strong><br>The Department of Environmental Resources’ Waste Management Division<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>WHAT</strong><br>Scrap Tire Amnesty Day<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>WHEN</strong><br>Sunday, November 24, 2013<br>9 a.m. – 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>WHERE</strong><br>Brown Station Road Convenience Center<br>3501 Brown Station Road<br>Upper Marlboro, MD 20774<o:p></o:p></p><p>Scrap Tire Amnesty Day is sponsored by DER, the Maryland Department of Environment and the Maryland Environmental Service. For more information on the Scrap Tire Amnesty Day event, contact (301) 883-5045.<o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"># # #<br><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div>This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Prince George’s County Government or Prince George's County 7th Judicial Circuit Court proprietary information or Protected Health Information, which is privileged and confidential. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited by federal law and may expose you to civil and/or criminal penalties. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail and any printout.</blockquote></body></html>