Highlights:
- Tennessee announced on Monday $2.8 million in grants to help communities keep tires out of landfills. The grants were divided between 41 local counties.
- The grants help counties process and transport the tires to recycling facilities. The counties are given $1 per tire and are required to set-up and maintain at least one used tire collection facility.
- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation maintains the grant's funds.
- See more information on the Tennessee tire program
From the article:
Governor Bill Haslam and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau on Monday announced 41 grants to help Tennessee communities recycle tires and keep them out of landfills.
The waste tire recycling grants total more than $2.8 million in fiscal year 2013-14, and the grants are supported from the Solid Waste Management Fund, which receives revenue from a pre-disposal fee on the purchase of new tires.
Tennessee recycles an estimated 55,000 tons of tires per year, diverting waste tires from landfills and sending them to beneficial end-use facilities. Beneficial end-use methods include utilizing tire-derived aggregate in civil engineering projects, crumb rubber for asphalt paving and molded rubber products. The majority of Tennessee’s waste tires are used as tire-derived fuel.
