Goodyear Supports California Coastal Clean-Up Efforts
17 September 1999
Goodyear Supports California Coastal Clean-Up Efforts SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16 -- Thousands of volunteers will scour
the coastline on Saturday, Sept. 18, as part of the 15th Annual California
Coastal Clean-Up Day.
Goodyear dealers spanning the state have volunteered to accept and
properly manage the disposal of tires retrieved by the volunteers at
California Coastal Clean-Up Day.
"As a responsible corporate citizen, Goodyear and many of its independent
dealers welcome the opportunity to help restore the California coastline to
pristine condition," said Goodyear General Business Manager Enoch Turner,
Northwest Region. "In addition to ensuring the proper handling of these scrap
tires, Goodyear will pay recycling or disposal costs on all tires removed from
the beaches and waterways during this event.
"Goodyear dealers are proud to demonstrate their environmental stewardship
through their participation and in the process, protect the ecological
integrity of our beautiful state," Turner said.
Last year, Turner added, 50,182 Californians participated in debris
collection and more than 800 tires were pulled from the shores.
According to the Center for Marine Conservation, the official tabulators
of the collection, the 1998 event yielded more than 1.5 million pieces of
debris that weighed in at over 300 tons of trash and almost 27 tons of
recyclables. Some of the more peculiar items included a coffin for a rat
named Jack, complete with skeleton; a glass jar containing two voodoo dolls;
and a picture of a man.
Participating Goodyear dealers and their locations are:
Humboldt County -- Eureka: Mulkey & Kovacovich, 810 W. Del Norte St.,
707-443-8621; and Fortuna: Hummel Tire, 260 S. Fortuna Blvd., 707-725-4120;
and Pacific Realm locations as follows: Hayward -- Southland Tire & Service,
1022 La Playa Dr., 510-785-8760; A Street Tire & Service, 1015 A Street,
510-886-4631; Newark -- Newark Tire & Service, 39165 Cedar Blvd.,
510-742-9800; and Oakland -- Eastmont Auto Service, 7250 Bancroft Ave.,
510-635-1301.
Monterey County -- Pacific Grove: Pacific Grove Tire & Service, 1224
Forest Ave., 831-646-9100; Seaside -- Seaside Tire & Service, 1735 Fremont
Blvd., 831-899-4959. Additional sites are Sacramento -- Mack Road Tire &
Service, 4701 Mack Rd., 916-391-2522; and Morgan Hill -- Morgan Hill Tire &
Auto, 15745 Monterey Rd., 408-778-1222.
Alameda County -- Alameda: Ry-nck Tire & Auto Centers, 861 Marina Village
Parkway, 510-523-2900 or 925-484-6484.
Los Angeles County -- Venice: USA Express Tire, 801 Lincoln Blvd.,
310-399-9111.
Orange County -- Huntington Beach: USA Express Tire, 7232 Edinger,
714-842-0717.
