Residents can get free tarps Thursday

Warren County residents are invited to participate in the third ?Tarp the Truck? event this Thursday, May 11 at the fairground convenience center beginning at 8 a.m.

According to county litter grant coordinator Mary Lou Ward, the program, which is funded by a grant from TDOT, will provide a free 8×10 foot tarpaulin to the first 150 residents who drive pickup trucks and bring in at least one bag of recyclable materials to the fairground convenience center tomorrow.

Recyclable materials include aluminum cans, cardboard or paper.

Ward says the event is an effort to reduce litter on Warren County roads by encouraging people who own trucks to cover the beds with a tarp when carrying household waste to keep any debris from being blown out on the road and possibly endangering other drivers, as well as leaving litter on the roads.

As always the giveaway is first come, first serve, and the program will end when the last of the 150 tarps are given away.