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Connecticut Perspective on Scrap Tire Management
January 21, 2015
Tom Metzner
Tire Stewardship Dialogue, Hartford, Connecticut
Current State of Tire Management • Tired Derived Fuel Plant in Eastern Connecticut Closed in
2013
• About 3.5 million tires generated in CT in 2013 (DEEP reports)
• Most state tires going to Maine Processor
• Estimated 75% of tires going to TDF for pulp mills in Maine (BDS)
• Illegal Dumping a Significant Problem • 16,000 tires picked up by DOT Jan – Sept 2014 at a cost of $16,000
• No tire tax or fee (tire tax in 1993, repealed in 1997)
• No state dedicated tire program – tires are considered a “special waste” - restrictions on disposal
Goals For Managing Scrap Tires
• Direct tires to recycling markets and away from TDF
• Create private sector recycling jobs in Connecticut
• Virtually end illegal tire dumping
• No tire tax or state funded program
Key Challenges • Getting accurate data on illegal dumping
• Reported tire piles decreasing but illegal dumping not always reported
• The “Tirearchy” • Market signals directing scrap tires to TDF
Extended Producer Responsibility • Key strategy in state solid waste
management plan. • Currently 4 EPR programs
• Electronics • Paint • Thermostats • Mattresses – coming in 2015
• Promotes recycling • Derives economic value from material • Lowers municipal taxes associated with
waste management