Harlingen resident dropped off unwanted items during the Saturday spring clean-up event the city hosted.

The event took place at the Casa de Amistad where residents had the opportunity to drop off items such as furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics and tires.

"That's one of the issues that we have, illegal tire dumping," Harlingen Code Enforcement Manager Jose Aceves said. "This helps prevent some of the flooding by getting rid of these tires," 

The city says they chose to accept tires in order to prevent flooding and decrease illegal dumping of tires into alleys and storm drains.