Does the Independence Conservancy expect its volunteers to be allowed to operate municipal trucks or equipment?
Absolutely not. Under no circumstances will the IC ask or expect to be allowed to operate any municipal equipment. This is why we request that a municipal official or employee be present in case something needs to be moved. We prefer to have the end gate of the dump truck we are loading lowered to make it easier to pass the tire pieces inside and for volunteers to climb in and out. With larger trucks, a machine may be needed to close the end gate when we are finished packing. The tire shear crew tackles 1.100 tires at Economy Borough. • Is there a big mess left over? No. Our volunteers clean up everything. We sweep up the debris and will hose down the area if water is available. We are careful about not tracking mud into our hosts’ buildings. We strive to run a clean, safe, orderly operation. • Is it okay to let people bring tires before the collection day? Please do not do this! Do not encourage people to bring tires to the collection site before the morning of the event. Some people
Absolutely not. Under no circumstances will the IC ask or expect to be allowed to operate any municipal equipment. This is why we request that a municipal official or employee be present in case something needs to be moved. We prefer to have the end gate of the dump truck we are loading lowered to make it easier to pass the tire pieces inside and for volunteers to climb in and out. With larger trucks, a machine may be needed to close the end gate when we are finished packing. The tire shear crew tackles 1.100 tires at Economy Borough. • Is there a big mess left over? No. Our volunteers clean up everything. We sweep up the debris and will hose down the area if water is available. We are careful about not tracking mud into our hosts’ buildings. We strive to run a clean, safe, orderly operation. • Is it okay to let people bring tires before the collection day? Please do not do this! Do not encourage people to bring tires to the collection site before the morning of the event. Some people
