MASSACHUSETTS SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
The current Solid Waste Management Facility Regulations require the following:

· Effective January 1992, bans whole tires from landfills;
· Shredded tires may be landfilled;
· Tire disposal and management policy requires storage, collection, processing and disposal sites to be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection and meet specific permit criteria;
· Scrap tire collection and processing facilities demonstrating that the scrap tires and/or shredded materials are being recycled or reused are exempt from solid waste regulations; and
· Requires waste tire storage sites to obtain a permit or written county or city authorization to operate. Cities and counties are responsible for assuring compliance with the law, although they may request that DEQ assume this responsibility.

MAJOR MARKETS
One processor manufactures commercial fishing and other industrial equipment from scrap tires.

STATE CONTACT
Thomas J. Adamczyk
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Protection
One Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108-4747
Phone: (617) 574-6867
E-mail: Thomas.Adamczyk@state.ma.us
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