Where You Live
Choose your region or state from the map below or scroll
down to find information about regional and state scrap tire programs.
Also consult
EPA's
Quick Reference Guide to State Scrap Tire Programs (PDF) (53 pp, 262K, About PDF)
which summarizes state scrap tire regulations and programs.
Note: If there is an Exit EPA sign after a state name below, then
the link will take you directly to a page related to scrap tires. If there
is no Exit EPA sign, then the link will take you to a site with links
to state pages pertaining to waste management, solid waste, or municipal
solid waste.
The states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode
Island have all enacted legislation specific to scrap tires. Although Vermont
has no legislation specific to tires, the state is actively working to find
innovative uses for scrap tires (including riverbank and slope stabilization,
septic systems, and lightweight fill projects) and addresses scrap tire
management as part of other environmental legislation. The state of Maine
established an aggressive stockpile abatement program in 1996, and since
then, have removed over 7 million tires from stockpiles and directed them
to beneficial uses.
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New
Hampshire
Rhode
Island
Vermont
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Both New Jersey and New York are working to expand markets for scrap
tires. In New York, representatives from the scrap tire industry, scrap
tire end users, and others formed a roundtable group to develop both short-
and long-term market development programs. The NJ DOT has conducted several
demonstration projects that utilize various mixes of rubber-modified asphalt.
Other innovative uses being explored by the state of New Jersey include
artificial reef development and a process similar to
pyrolysis.
New
Jersey
New
York
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The states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia have strong scrap tire
management programs. In West Virginia, the state DOT administers the Scrap
Tire Cleanup Fund which comes from a $5 fee on all new automobile registrations.
Delaware has no scrap tire legislation, however, tires are being managed
as either a solid waste or recyclable material under existing solid waste
regulations.
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West
Virginia
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Many of the states in Region 4 are actively implementing innovative uses
for scrap tires. The state of Florida has been a leader in the use of asphalt
rubber for use in highway pavement. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South
Carolina allow tire shreds to be used in construction of drain fields for
septic systems. Kentucky has used tires funds for market development including
expanded use of
tire derived fuel. In Tennessee, each
county receives $70 per ton for waste tires collected and sent to beneficial
end use through the state's Waste Tire Grant Fund. And both Mississippi
and North Carolina administer funds to improve the use of recycled products,
including tires.
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
Tennessee
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The states in Region 5 are actively addressing scrap tire management. Minnesota
was the first state to pass laws addressing the management of scrap tires
in 1985. Wisconsin was also an early leader in scrap tire management and
disposal. The Illinois EPA established a Used Tire Program that funds over
100 waste tire cleanups throughout the state each year. Indiana, Michigan,
and Ohio have all developed scrap tire market development programs and financial
incentives for products made from recycled scrap tires.
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
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EPA Region 6 is aggressively working with the states to address illegal
dumping of tires along the U.S./Mexico border in Texas and New Mexico. Both
Arkansas and Louisiana provide financial incentives to reuse or recycle
scrap tires. Oklahoma is finding new, innovative uses for scrap tires including
the use of tires in riverbank stabilization projects.
Arkansas
Louisiana
New
Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
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The states in Region 7 all ban whole tires from disposal in landfills and
have enacted rules and regulations to ensure the proper management of scrap
tires. Iowa's Waste Tire End Users Incentives Program provides up to $10
per ton to end users of processed waste tire products to increase end uses/markets
for processed waste tire materials including the purchase of
tire
derived fuel,
crumb rubber, or shredded tires
for
civil engineering uses. Nebraska and Missouri
also provide grants to users of scrap tires and tire derived products. The
state of Kansas provides funds for the development of waste tire recycling
markets.
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
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The states in Region 8 have all enacted scrap tire management programs to
ensure the proper management of waste tires through collection, transportation,
storage, and/or processing of scrap tires. Utah and Colorado also provide
end user incentives and market incentives, while the state of Montana provides
tax credits for the procurement of recycled products. South Dakota provides
funding for recycling end uses, including
tire derived
fuel programs. And, the South Dakota DOT is developing
civil
engineering applications for shredded tires.
Colorado
Montana
North
Dakota
South
Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
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California and Arizona use the most asphalt rubber in highway construction
(over 80% of asphalt rubber utilized). Both Hawaii and Nevada provide financial
incentives to state agencies for purchasing products made with recycled
materials, including retread tires.
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
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The states in Region 10 have enacted regulations designed to prevent problematic
storage and disposal of tires. Oregon and Washington have established disposal
laws that regulate how tires are collected and stored. Oregon's regulations
are also designed to encourage alternatives to disposal. In 2003, Idaho
strengthened its Waste Tire Act by adding new provisions to allow the state,
counties, and cities to regulate waste tire storage and disposal sites,
and find additional methods for recycling/reusing tires. Alaska has no scrap
tire legislation, however, the Alaskan DOT was the first in the US to field
test rubberized asphalt.
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
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