KANSAS SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
The Kansas waste tire program was established in 1990. In 2003 the legislature (H.B. 2247) amended the waste tire statutes to include an expanded definition of the beneficial use of waste tires. The program also:

· Provides for the disposal of cut tires in a landfill;
· Allows whole tires to be used as part of a proven and approved leachate collection system;
· Allows cut tire chips to be used as daily cover material in landfills; and
· Sets a $0.25/tire excise tax on the retail sale of new tires.

Regulations were effective July 1, 1992 (amended in 1997 and 2002) for waste tire processing facilities, collectors and collection centers requiring:

· Zoning and site plans;
· A management/operation plan for the site containing information on the numbers of tires to be processed, type of processing to be used, a contingency plan for fire or other emergencies, proof of ownership of site, a closure plan, pile size limitations and site operation standards; and
· Waste tire collectors are required to have a permit and provide financial assurance.

MAJOR MARKETS
One cement kiln uses whole tires as supplemental fuel, and there is a ground rubber producer operating in state. Most of the tires in western Kansas go to monofills.

STATE CONTACT
Ken Powell
Kansas Dept. of Health and the Environment
1000 Southwest Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Phone: (785) 296-1121
E-mail: kpowell@kdheks.gov
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