ILLINOIS SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
HB 1085 (PA 86-452) (1989) amended the Environmental Protection Act to create the Used Tire Management program which includes provisions for:

· Cleanup of tire accumulations;
· Development of markets for tire-based products;
· Regulations to control mosquito infestations in tire accumulations;
· Financial assistance to units of local government for these activities;
· Establishes the Used Tire Management Fund effective January 1, 1990; and
· Funding through a vehicle title transfer fee.

SB 989 (PA 87-727) (1991) further amended EPA to establish new $1 per tire fee for program, requires dealers accept scrap tires, requires development of abatement plan, prioritizes fund expenditures, requires pilot program and investigation of alternative tire uses.

· HB 1159 (PA 87-476 (1991) requires state retread tire procurement.
· SB 1768 (PA 87-1250) (1992) clarifies application of fee to various tire types.
· SB 1724 (PA 88-0690) regulates landfills accepting and shredding tires.
· SB 629 (PA89-0200) limits storage sites to 1300 used tires, 1300 carcasses and 130 recyclable tires.

Final rules for licensing of waste tire transporters and waste tire storage requirements were effective 1-1-92. Sites with more than 5000 tires are required to have financial assurance to cover the cost of site cleanup. In 2003, the legislature increased the state tire fee to $2.50 per tire, paid at point of purchase. A portion of the fee now goes toward the state's West Nile Virus efforts.

MAJOR MARKETS
One major electric generating facility uses TDF as supplemental fuel. Four industrial facilities and two cement kilns also use TDF. Tests conducted at three other facilities. Ground rubber producers are also active, and the state uses scrap rubber in civil engineering applications.

STATE CONTACT
Todd Marvel
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East, P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Phone: (217) 524-5024
E-mail: todd.marvel@illinois.gov
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