PENNSYLVANIA SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET

STATE REGULATIONS
The Solid Waste Management Act of 1980 sets forth the regulations for scrap tires. In 1992, a regulatory change to the Act redefined scrap tires as a residual waste rather than a municipal solid waste. Scrap tire processing facilities, which have markets other, that landfills for tires or derived materials are permitted and not required to have additional solid waste permits. Act 190 of 1996 as amended by Act 111 of 2002 provides for recycling, reuse, and disposal of waste tires, the cleanup of tire piles, remediation liens, the registration of waste tire haulers.

Storage of scrap tires is subject to the following provisions:

· maximum stockpile size is 5,000 square fee to a height of 15 feet;
· minimum 50 foot fire lane between stock piles;
· tires may be stock piled for one year-storage in excess of one year is subject to permit requirements; and
· maintaining a storage or processing facilities with access control, hazard prevention, nuisance control, record keeping, reporting measures and a site closure plan.

MAJOR MARKETS
LeFarge and Essroc cement kilns currently are using TDF. PADEP in conjunction with PennDOT has developed a project using shredded waste tires for a lightweight backfill for the Tarrtown Bridge project. Both PADEP and PennDOT are exploring other projects, which may allow the use of processed scrap tires in various civil engineering applications (though none are currently in process). Ground rubber is being used to make recycled products.

STATE CONTACT
Myron Suchodolski
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection
400 Market Street, 14th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472
Phone: (717) 783-9177
E-mail: msuchodols@state.pa.us
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