Regulatory Options—Based on Existing State Programs

REGULATORY OPTIONS-BASED ON EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS 

As reported in Chapter 1, 23 states have responded to the scrap tire problem by issuing laws that specifically address this problem. An additional 13 states have regulated tires under provisions of other laws, for instance solid waste laws. As of January 1991, an additional 7 more were in the process of drafting or proposing scrap tire laws or regulations (12). 

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