READER REPORT: More tire dumping in West Duwamish Greenbelt

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The photos and report were sent by Matthew;

Just wanted to give you a heads up about some more tire dumping in the West Seattle Greenbelt off Highland Park (Way) towards the bottom of the hill. About 100 tires were dumped about 200’ up from the gate. The gate has been unlocked for some time and allowing this commercial level dumping again. Awhile back, there were at least 100 tires dumped by the gate. Seems like the perpetrators are back. And, now, there’s an abandoned van nearby.

That van has been there since at least 10/14/25. Several neighbors and members of the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails group have sent in Find It Fix It reports.

No action yet, though, so we’ll check with city departments tomorrow. That area also has had several fire reports lately, with another one (described as “very small”) around 9 pm tonight.

Mike November 3, 2025 (8:27 am)

Sadly findit fixits only rise to the top when the city sees large numbers of complaints. Thanks for alerting the wider WS team to amplify.

john ewing November 3, 2025 (9:06 am)

I saw that van drive up the dirt road coming off highland park way, a couple of weeks ago. There is a way to drive around the gate that I have witnessed several vehicles taking to go up the dirt road. I am sure this is how the tires are getting into the greenbelt.

john ewing November 3, 2025 (9:09 am)

if the padlock is missing off the gate someone should add a new one. Maybe one of the utility or tree maitance workers for the power lines, forgot to put the old one back on the gate?!

Rick November 3, 2025 (10:26 am)

Per Parks, the chain has been cut off twice
Just wondering November 3, 2025 (1:20 pm)

How about a trail cam to capture pictures of the “predators”!
Frog November 3, 2025 (7:45 pm)

Padlocks only deter honest people, who aren’t dumping tires to begin with.

Rick November 3, 2025 (9:45 am)

Reported it last week too to whoever I could think of – Find It Fix It, Adopt a Street, the dept that picks up dumped tires, and a couple of of divisions in Parks.

Firetire November 3, 2025 (11:11 am)

Ironically, Ash Grove Cement burns tires to create cement, but they are currently limited to how many tires they are allowed to burn.
They are seeking permission to burn more tires with the usual ‘stakeholder’ ‘concerns’. https://westseattleblog.com/?s=ash+grove+cement
- Jethro Marx November 3, 2025 (4:15 pm)
  
  You may be surprised to find that most people want a total of zero tires burned near their home. I think Ash Grove is mostly publicizing how much leeway they have in their agreement with the EPA as to how much they may pollute by asking for this adjustment to fuel ratios. Side note— the city should probably offer free tire retirement since it’s a common hazardous substance that currently costs money to properly dispose. We do spend our money on far less useful projects.

Leroy November 3, 2025 (5:44 pm)

How about some of those trail cams hidden and taking photos of people as they enter and exit.

KD November 3, 2025 (6:50 pm)

We had a prolific cat killer in Georgetown (he’s currently in jail) that those wildlife cameras worked great to catch him. Set up a few at all the places he was showing up and the images are so clear.