Hands & Associates, Inc. (HANDS) has been awarded a contract to
provide oversight of the tire cleanup at Michigan Tire Recycling Site.
Michigan Tire Recycling received and recycled used tires on site, then
ceased operation. The site of approximately 16,000 cubic yards of
shredded and whole tires has been a persistent problem and threat to the
area. Linda Stingl of the Eastside Industrial Council says, "For
some neighboring businesses, the concern over their own safety has been
strong enough that they’re considering relocating outside Detroit and
even Michigan". The property is now owned by the First Calvary
Baptist Church. Previous attempts by the church to have the tires
removed by the former owner have been unsuccessful. Jay Dusenberry of
AJAX stated, "Although the size has diminished from the 300,000
tires from the fall of 1998, it is still significant enough to continue
to threaten the safety and livelihood of all businesses and families
working and living in our neighborhood". The Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality-Environmental Response Division (MDEQ-ERD) was
finally called in to assist.
In accordance with the awarded contract, HANDS will provide the DEQ
and their contractor, Tetra Tech NUS with bid specifications, which will
be used to secure a tire removal/disposal company. The tire removal
operation will stress the safe and rapid removal and environmentally
sound disposal of the tires.
HANDS will also provide oversight of the tire removal contractor to
ensure the project goes as planned. Linda Stingl added, "The
cleanup of Michigan Tire Recycling, expedited swiftly, will go a long
way to increase area businesses confidence in the area, confidence in
the city and state, and stem the tide of businesses in Detroit".
HANDS, a Detroit-based business, is honored to participate in
addressing issues of concern to the community, its residents and local
industrial businesses. Charles Barker, project manager for Hands &
Associates, says, "We look forward to working with all parties
concerned to make this problem go away as efficiently as possible. Hands
& Associates, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Michigan in
June 1993". The firm originally specialized in air quality
compliance. Since that time, Hands & Associates, Inc., has grown and
expanded and now provides a wide range of services to customers in
environmental and safety management.
Hands & Associates’ aim is to assist our customers to
systemically improve their environmental and safety performance as
enhancements to their overall endeavor. Hands & Associates, Inc. is
the developer of File-Logicä , the
structured method for storing and finding valuable compliance-related
documents when needed. HANDS's customers range from large utilities to
small machine shops. For more information about Hands & Associates,
Inc., call toll free at (877) 963-8870 or stop by the website at
