INDIANA SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
P.L. 19 (1990): established a waste tire management fund to pay for clean-up of tire dumps where the responsible party is unknown or cannot afford cleanup.

P.L. 236 (1991): modified waste tire management fund requirements, required study of asphalt rubber, requires transporter registration and manifesting of scrap tire shipments.

P.L. 88 (1992): established a registration system for storage of waste tires. Also required the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to write standards for tire storage site registration and transporter registration.

P.L. 32 (1993): amended use of funds to allow grants. Established $0.25 per new tire sale fee.

MAJOR MARKETS
Two cement kilns are testing TDF as a supplemental fuel. One electric generating facility has tested TDF. Largest ground rubber producer in US is located in Indiana. State assistance grant has been provided to pyrolysis facility.

STATE CONTACT
Tom Leas
Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management, Office of Pollution Prevention & Technical Assistance
100 North Senate Avenue, MC 60-04 IGCS W 041
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-4051
E-mail: tlease@idem.in.gov
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