A South Carolina man started collecting tires to sell to China, to the tune of 250k, and tossing them in one gigantic pile on his sprawling 50-acre property.
However, now that China is not so interested in all that rubber, he and the environment are stuck with way too many Goodyears and Michelins. Officials say a $400 littering fine is hardly enough to deal with the problem.
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there was never any intention of selling them to anyone. The property owner actually lives out of state. The person responsible was collecting tires from tire shops and getting paid to dispose of them. Instead of properly disposing of them he was dumping them there