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California-Baja California Regional Workshop on Solid Waste and
Waste Tire Management
Models and Financing for Waste TiresCalRecycle
November 13, 2017
Different Approaches and Models
•Free Market Approach•Tax or Fee-Based System•Extended Producer Responsibility•Hybrids
Free Market Approach
•Consumer $ > Retailer $ > Hauler $ > Processor•Legislation Sets Targets•Market Determines Methods
Free Market Approach - Germany
• Sorted for Reuse or Final Disposition• Main Disposal Routes:
Export and Combustion• Voluntary Return System• Consumer $ > Retailer $ > Hauler $ >
Processor• All Transfers Documented, Verified
Tax/fee-based system
•Government Programs Responsible for Recovery, End-of-Life Management
•Financed by Tax or Fee on Tire Production/Imports
•Tax or Fee Passed on to Consumer
Tax/fee-based system - Denmark
• Producer/Importer Pays Fee to EPA Based on Size and Type of Tire
• Government Takeback Agreements• Subsidies for Retread or Reprocessing• Combustion Tax
Option Only for Non-Passenger Vehicle Tires
Extended Producer Responsibility
• Industry Responsible for Waste Tire Collection and Recovery
•Not-for-Profit Organization Financed (Often Managed) by Industry
•Fees Collected on Sale of New Tires
Extended Producer Responsibility – Ontario Canada
• Industry-Funded Organization Implements and Operates Tire Program
• Producers Pay Based on Tires Sold• Consumers > Collectors > Haulers >
Processors/End Users (No Charge)Operators Eligible for Incentive Payments
R&D Grants, Education and Outreach
California’s Tire Management System
The Basics• Illegal tire pile fires in 1998 and 1999
• Over 7 million tires in each pile
• 2000 -- Senate Bill 876, Tire Recycling Act• Financing
• Tire fee - $1.75 for every new tire sold in State• CalRecycle gets $1.00 • Tire Recycling Fund – about $40 million per year
• “5-Year Plan” on how CalRecycle will spend $$• Revised every 2 years
Uses of Tire $$
• Permitting, inspection, enforcement• Hauler registration and manifest system• Cleanup• Research• Market Development• Administration
Uses of Tire $$ -Permitting, Inspection, Enforcement
• Permits for tire storage and processing• Inspection of generators, haulers, facilities• California Highway Patrol contract• Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement grants• Tire enforcement technical training
Uses of Tire $$ -Hauler Registration and Manifest System
• Tracks tire enforcement and related activities • Generators, haulers, end-use facilities, inspection records, enforcement actions
• 1,356 registered haulers in state• If someone transports 10 or more waste tires, must
register and provide manifests documenting transport• Electronic preferred
Uses of Tire $$ -Cleanup
• Clean up and remediate illegal tire piles• From 2000-2014, removed 550,000 tons of illegal waste tires and contaminated debris from
34 sites, at cost of more than $36 million• Recent projects are much smaller• CalRecycle-managed contracts - $300,000/year
• Local Conservation Corps grants - $5 million/year• For labor in cleanup events, education and outreach• Partnership with local jurisdictions and haulers
• Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty/Cleanup grants - $1.6 million/year• Grants to cities and counties to pay for cost of cleaning up illegally dumped waste tires
• Farm and Ranch Cleanup Grants - $400,000/year
Uses of Tire $$ - Cleanup
Uses of Tire $$ - Cleanup
Uses of Tire $$ -Research
• Rubberized Asphalt Concrete – paving standards• Civil engineering uses for Tire-Derived Aggregate• Note these first two are the topics for Day 2• Specifications and curriculum development • Potential health effects of recycled tire rubber
• Current study on crumb rubber infill used in soccer fields• Feedstock conversion assistance and material testing - manufacturers
Civil Engineering Uses forTire-Derived Aggregate
• Road slide repair• Retaining walls• Landfill gas collection systems • Septic system leachate fields
Uses of Tire $$ -Market Development
• Yearly market status assessment• Grants for rubberized asphalt paving, TDA, tire-derived products• Contracts to provide technical assistance• Legislation introduced to change grants to incentive program
Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC)
Technical Assistance through RAC Expert Contract
• Design of RAC projects
• Construction Management Oversight
• Technical Training to Grantees, Contractors & Engineers
Before After (6 years)
Saving to County $590,000
TDA Landslide Repair
BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
270,000 Tires
Technical Assistance • Design of TDA projects• Construction Management Oversight• Technical Training to Contractors and Engineers
Tire-Derived Product Catalog
Tire-Derived Product Grant Program
Project site is 27,000 square feet, features tire-derived products such as rubber mulch and rubber sidewalks
Calaveras County received $50,000 in grant funds and used8,350 waste tires
Tire Outreach Program
• Assistance• Feedstock Sources• Product Testing• Government Sales Assistance• Website and Marketing Materials
• Results• Increased efficiency• Expanded business opportunities
Uses of Tire $$ -Staffing and Administration
• Direct program staffing – almost $8 million per year• Indirect administration and support for other departments – almost
$5 million per year
Questions?
