Tire Recycling Tire Recycling ProgramProgram

Central Mass. Mosquito Control Central Mass. Mosquito Control ProjectProject

Timothy D. Deschamps, Executive Timothy D. Deschamps, Executive DirectorDirector

MassRecycle conference, March 29, 2011

Who is CMMCP?Who is CMMCP? State agency serving 39 State agency serving 39 communitiescommunities 1 of 9 organized mosquito districts 1 of 9 organized mosquito districts Voluntary programVoluntary program Full program of mosquito controlFull program of mosquito control

CMMCP SERVICE AREA

- 2011

MASSACHUSETTS MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMUNITIES

Berkshire County

Bristol County

Cape Cod

Central Mass.

East Middlesex

Northeast Mass.

Norfolk County

Plymouth County

Suffolk County

CMMCP servicesCMMCP services Larval mosquito controlLarval mosquito control SurveillanceSurveillance Ditch maintenanceDitch maintenance Adult mosquito controlAdult mosquito control Public educationPublic education Research & efficacyResearch & efficacy Source reductionSource reduction

Source reductionSource reduction11Source reduction is one part of an Source reduction is one part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Source reduction is usually program. Source reduction is usually the most effective and economical of the most effective and economical of the mosquito control techniques the mosquito control techniques available and is accomplished by available and is accomplished by eliminating mosquito breeding sites.eliminating mosquito breeding sites.

1Chapter 4 “Mosquito Control through Source Reduction” (white paper); Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control. 1998.

Life cycleLife cycle First three stages aquaticFirst three stages aquatic

larva

pupa

eggs

Larval habitatLarval habitat Habitat dependent on speciesHabitat dependent on species

Container speciesContainer species Ochlerotatus japonicus & Culex Ochlerotatus japonicus & Culex pipienspipiens

Tire recycling Tire recycling programprogram Program kick-off for Earth Day 2010Program kick-off for Earth Day 2010 Offered to residents and town Offered to residents and town officials from member service areaofficials from member service area Cost to CMMCP is $2/tire – state Cost to CMMCP is $2/tire – state contractcontract

Program componentsProgram components Curbside pickupCurbside pickup Roadside cleanupRoadside cleanup Abandoned tire pile removalAbandoned tire pile removal

Curbside pickupCurbside pickup Notifications in local newspapers, Notifications in local newspapers, cable systems, town & CMMCP cable systems, town & CMMCP websiteswebsites Residents notify us regarding Residents notify us regarding quantity & locationquantity & location Placed in a database and scheduled Placed in a database and scheduled as neededas needed 559 tires collected to date559 tires collected to date

Roadside cleanupRoadside cleanup We have a database of sites that We have a database of sites that require monitoring and treatment as require monitoring and treatment as necessarynecessary Sites range in size from a single tire Sites range in size from a single tire to several dozento several dozen 746 tires collected to date746 tires collected to date

Abandoned tire pilesAbandoned tire piles We have a database of sites that We have a database of sites that require monitoring and treatment as require monitoring and treatment as necessarynecessary Sites range in size from several Sites range in size from several dozen to over 1,000dozen to over 1,000 Largest site cleaned was in Ashland, Largest site cleaned was in Ashland, 1,253 tires1,253 tires 2,407 tires collected to date2,407 tires collected to date

BEFORE

AFTER

TIRE PILE LOCATIONS IN

DATABASE

TIRE PILE LOCATIONS CLEANED UP

Collection strategiesCollection strategies Curbside, roadside and smaller tire Curbside, roadside and smaller tire piles piles

Collection strategiesCollection strategies Large tire piles Large tire piles

Recycling facilityRecycling facility JP Routhier in Ayer, MAJP Routhier in Ayer, MA

Recycled productsRecycled products Tire derived fuel (TDF)Tire derived fuel (TDF) Tire derived products (TDP)Tire derived products (TDP)

– chips for mulchchips for mulch– engineering products for roadways & engineering products for roadways & bridgesbridges

MassRecycle “Business of the Year”MassRecycle “Business of the Year”

award in 1997award in 1997

Other recycling ideasOther recycling ideas RetreadsRetreads Rubber bumpers for boatsRubber bumpers for boats PlantersPlanters FootwearFootwear

Creative recyclingCreative recycling Housing/utility buildingsHousing/utility buildings

Extreme innovationsExtreme innovations Vocational school in GuatemalaVocational school in Guatemala

Our numbers Our numbers (updated March 28, (updated March 28,

2011)2011)

559 tires from residences over 25 559 tires from residences over 25 dates in 20 municipalitiesdates in 20 municipalities 746 tires from roadsides over 21 746 tires from roadsides over 21 dates in 17 municipalitiesdates in 17 municipalities 2,407 tires from large piles over 12 2,407 tires from large piles over 12 dates in 5 municipalitiesdates in 5 municipalities 3,712 tires, over 3,712 tires, over 37 tons37 tons removed removed

Other resourcesOther resources Mass DEP SMRP grants (Sustainable Mass DEP SMRP grants (Sustainable Materials Recovery Program)Materials Recovery Program)

– Check for status & eligibilityCheck for status & eligibility

Hazardous waste events in townHazardous waste events in town– JP Routhier cost on state contractJP Routhier cost on state contract

Future goalsFuture goals Remove tires from all databased Remove tires from all databased sitessites Additional residential cleanupsAdditional residential cleanups Educate & encourage businesses to Educate & encourage businesses to remove tires pilesremove tires piles

EventsEvents Leominster; 2011 Hazardous Waste Leominster; 2011 Hazardous Waste DayDay Fitchburg; City Streets Cleanup 2011Fitchburg; City Streets Cleanup 2011 Billerica; Shawsheen River cleanupBillerica; Shawsheen River cleanup

Residential & roadside – as neededResidential & roadside – as needed

CMMCP website – www.cmmcp.org

RecognitionRecognition Pesticide Environmental Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) status Stewardship Program (PESP) status from EPA since 2007.from EPA since 2007.

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements The Northeastern Mosquito Control The Northeastern Mosquito Control Association for grant moneyAssociation for grant money Member cities & towns for staff Member cities & towns for staff assistance, equipment & coordinationassistance, equipment & coordination CMMCP staff for coordination & CMMCP staff for coordination & hard work in loading and transporthard work in loading and transport

Thank you!Thank you! Ann Dorfman & Elizabeth RoseAnn Dorfman & Elizabeth Rose

– Conference coordination– Invitation to speak– Support & guidance

Contact informationContact information

Tim Deschamps

Phone: (508) 393-3055E-mail: deschamps@cmmcp.orgWebsite: www.cmmcp.org