Massive piles of old tires that have been posing a fire threat in Alvo are now in compliance with safety regulations, according the Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment.
In April the state gave the owners until September first to get the number of tires down to 160,000. At one point there were more than 320,000 tires piled up in the small town.
In a report released September 13 the officials note the number of tires had been reduced to 143,000 in late August. Larry Langer, of LAL Enterprises said the number has dropped even more since to less than 120,000 tires.
We shred them and sometimes we had three trucks hauling them to David City, most of the time just one but he hauled steady,” said Langer, who along with his partner, own the businesses running the recycling site.