CALIFORNIA SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
AB 1843 (1989) established the waste tire program. Funding was established with a $0.25/tire disposal fee on all used tires left with a dealer or other seller, with funds going to the Tire Recycling Management Fund, administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). CIWMB has a program promoting tire recycling, reuse, recovery and reduction operations. The statute also funded a grant program for demonstration projects and other scrap tire related purposes, and instituted a requirement for permits for waste tire facilities and tire recycling programs.

Additionally, AB 1843 includes provisions for a statewide plan for establishing designated landfills that will accept and store shredded tires. There is a 0.5% purchase price preference for products made from materials derived from used tires.

AB 1322 (1989) allows the Department of General Services and CIWMB to promulgate regulations for the purchase of retread tires by the state and requires the use of retreads on state vehicles after July 1, 1991.

AB 1306 requires CIWMB and the California Department of Transportation to review and modify bid specifications for paving materials to encourage the maximum use of recycled materials; provisions set forth also call for research on asphalt rubber and rubber-modified asphalt concrete.

SB 744 (1993) establishes a permit and manifest system for tire haulers.

AB 1071 and SB 1026 (1995) allow the use of scrap tires as fuel at cement kilns, and allows kilns to maintain a three month fuel supply without obtaining a storage permit.

Effective January 1, 1995, haulers must have permits and must manifest all scrap tire shipments.

AB 117 Escutia (1998) extended the 25-cent fee through December 31, 1999 and required the CIWMB to submit a status report to the legislature by May 1999 describing the programs necessary to address the state's tire problem.

To further strengthen waste tire management, the Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 876 in 2000 to augment the California Tire Recycling Act.

The 2000 legislation addresses:

· Development of technical standards and permit requirements for waste tire facilities.
· Registration of used and waste tire haulers.
· Enforcement actions against illegal tire facilities.
· Investigation into used and waste tire hauler and waste tire facility/storage complaints.
· Research and development supporting markets for tire-derived products.
· Technical and financial assistance to local governments.
· These programs are funded by a $1.00 per tire fee collected on the retail sale of new tires.

In 2003, the legislature passed a provision prohibiting the CIWMB from issuing any grants relating to TDF.

MAJOR MARKETS
Three cement kilns currently use tires as supplemental fuel and consume over six million tires annually, and there is an industrial boiler in state.

Several ground rubber producers market ground rubber for product manufacture and asphalt rubber, and there is substantial use of asphalt rubber based on CalTrans specifications. There are a number of civil engineering uses in practice, including rubber-modified concrete, lightweight fill, playgrounds, and traffic control equipment.

CIWMB has an extensive annual grant program for development and demonstration projects.

STATE CONTACT
Sally French
Department of Resource Recycling and Recovery
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95812-2828
Phone: (916) 341-6432
E-mail: sally.french@calrecycle.ca.gov
CA General Info

REGISTERED TIRE TRANSPORTERS
California Waste Tire Haulers Database
Find the registered waste tire haulers in your area by visiting http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Tires/Haulers/Haulers.asp
Tire Program Hotline: 1-866-896-0600 (toll free) or WasteTires@ciwmb.ca.gov