Whidbey residents can rid themselves of old tires at a recycling drive next week.

Facilitated by Waste Wise and Beach Watchers of WSU Extension Island County, the event is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Coupeville Transfer Station on Highway 20.

Passenger car and light truck tires will be accepted at a reduced rate: $2.50 for un-rimmed tires and $4 for those still on a rim. Tires should be reasonably clean, not full of dirt or styrofoam. No tires from large trucks, tractors, lawn machines or airplanes.

Checks and cash only. Volunteers from Waste Wise and Beach Watchers will be assisting.

Old tires take up space, can be a source of pollution and be a breeding ground for thousands of mosquitoes that can hatch each year from the puddle of a single tire.

For details about the event, call Janet Hall at 360-678-7974 or 360-321-5111 ext. 7974, or email her at halljn@wsu.edu.