NEW JERSEY SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
NJAC 7:26A has provisions which relate to the management of scrap tires. Currently, facilities which process scrap tires are regulated as a recycling facility by approval, rather than a solid waste facility by permit. Scrap tires in New Jersey are only allowed to be taken to an approved facility.

Federal legislation designated $1 million to be administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to develop a model program to clean up and recycle scrap tires. It specified that the facility be located New Jersey. The bulk of the federal funds were used to conduct a market survey on the available markets for scrap tires, research into the use of scrap tires in civil engineering applications and a study of the feasibility of pyrolyzing scrap tires. It also limited the average chip size of processed tires that may be landfilled to no larger than 64 square inches (8" x 8").

In 2004, the Governor proposed a $1.50 fee on all new tires sold in the state, with the bulk of the money raised going to New Jersey's snow removal efforts.

MAJOR MARKETS
Cape May County had been using scrap tires as artificial reefs. The State Department of Transportation is considering the use of processed scrap tires in civil engineering application. Ground rubber is produced in the state, but many tires are being sent to Pennsylvania.

STATE CONTACT
Steven Rinaldi
New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 414
Trenton, NJ 08625-0414
Phone: (609) 984-3438
E-mail: steven.rinaldi@dep.state.nj.us
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