Clean Up Tire Dumps

As described below, state scrap tire laws may include (1) funding sources (2) mandates to clean up tire dumps (3) scrap tire management procedures including stockpile, processor, and hauler regulations (4) market development incentives and (5) regulations regarding landfilling of tires. 

Most of the states with scrap tire laws obtain funding through taxes or fees on vehicle registrations or on the tires themselves. The means of funding state scrap tire management programs are described below. 

Most of the state laws set aside a certain portion of the funds for cleaning up major abandoned tire dumps. As a first step, some states develop an inventory of the tire dumps in the state. They may then rank them in priority order for clean-up. Criteria such as the size of the dumps, and proximity to highly populated areas or to critical natural resources may be used in determining which dumps are cleaned up 

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