MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority has received a scrap tire cleanup grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

The collection is scheduled to take place at the Compost/Rubbish site located at 1415 Pioneer Road from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

All Marquette County residents may bring up to 10 tires at a time. Car and truck tires that are 22.5 inches in diameter or less (with or without rims) will be accepted at this collection. Larger tires, tractor tires and tires on split rims will NOT be accepted at this site.

See the MCSWMA website at www.mcswma.com for more information on disposing of these types of tires.

For any questions, call the MCSWMA at 249-4125.