What happens when your tires come full circle?
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Paper. Plastic. Glass. Rubber?
No one likes fees. We automatically associate “fee” with something excessive, unfair, and distasteful. In our minds, they’re unnecessary and inconvenient. But that’s predominantly because we often don’t understand what the fees are for, how the money is utilized, and how it relates to our daily lives.
If you’ve ever looked at your receipt after purchasing replacements for one, or several tires, you may have noticed the line item labeled “Tire Recycling Fee”. The fee remains unclear to many customers buying new tires. Also known as tire disposal fees, waste tire recycling development fees, or scrap tire disposal taxes (or any combination thereof), this fee is not only necessary, but beneficial.
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers! What’s the difference between state mandated fees as opposed to tire installer fees? What does this money pay for? Where do the old tires go? Tire purchases can be costly, so it’s important to ask these questions in order to determine exactly what you’re paying for and avoid unexplained or hidden fees. Here’s the truth on tire taxes.
You’re probably wondering: why am I required to pay extra just to throw your old tires away, on top of paying for new ones?
A tire recycling fee, or “tire tax”, is a fee paid either:
a) on each new tire sold and/or
b) for disposing of your old tires after a new pair (or set) is installed.
Sometimes the tire recycling fee is an environment fee or combination of the two. Regardless of what it’s called, it serves the same purpose: to fund the disposal of old tires. Each state has their own laws on tire recycling and fees that must be applied on new tire purchases.
Not all tires become sad old swings once they’ve been retired from their useful life on the road. As you might have suspected, tires cannot be disposed of like other materials. They are nonbiodegradable (they do not break down and degrade over time), cannot be compacted (like plastic and metal), and remain in the same shape.
Because of their sheer size and impenetrable rubber compound, tires are among the most problematic sources of waste we face today.
On the road, tires don’t last forever – the tread eventually wears down or they sustain irreparable damage. But in the environment, tires can last forever. Worn-out tires used to be dumped in landfills to sit for perpetuity. In recent years, 44 states have restricted tire disposal at landfills.
Fortunately, new technology makes it possible for the tires to be broken down and specific components re-used. Processes such as pyrolysis—heat is applied to rubber to soften it and turn it into fuel—and devulcanization (no, this isn’t a Star Trek reference)—reclaimed rubber—make it possible to reuse the rubber for other purposes. Tire material is extremely useful and can be repurposed numerous ways, which is why many states have implemented tire recycle programs in recent years.
Since the implementation of scrap tire legislation, state-funded tire recycling programs have become instrumental in diverting scrap tires from stockpiles and landfills.
These programs give tires a new home, just in slightly different forms.
Some larger sized tires are used as stone aggregate substitutes in civil engineering projects. Commonly referred to as TDF, tire-derived fuel is produced from the shredded form of tires and is used as a source of fuel in power plants and mills.
The landscaping industry has greatly benefitted from the development of rubber mulch, which eliminates the need for annual mulching, promotes water retention in soil, and reduces mold, mildew, and fungus.
Not to mention, the next time you walk across a spongey playground or athletic turf field, you can clearly see the result of hundreds of recycled tires underfoot!
Many states use funds collected from tire recycling fees to develop these recycling methods and divert these tires from an otherwise fateful eternity buried under piles of rubbish. The separate fee charged by your tire installer covers cost for the private services that pick up old tires and dispose of them according to the individual state regulations.
Extra fees are an unfavorable element in any transaction, but the good news is, this disposal fee rarely exceeds $2.00 per each new vehicle tire purchased in any given state. Some states, such as Indiana and Kansas, impose fees as low as 25 cents per tire. Oklahoma might have the most specific and expensive tire fee requirements compared to other states. Find out how much your state charges for new tire fees here.
While the extra dollars may seem unnecessary, this small fee has the amazing capacity to divert millions of pounds of scrap tire material from landfills each year! Ultimately, these fees are consistently implemented to combat the 111 million scrap tires currently lying in stockpiles across the U.S., with an additional 3.9 million tons generated each year.
In 2015, the breakdown of recycled material from tires was as follows: 48.6% was diverted as TDF, 25.8% was processed as ground rubber, 11.
4 % was land disposed, 7% was used in civil engineering projects and 7.1% was used for miscellaneous purposes.
37 states have a mandated tire fee, which serves as the most common funding mechanism. Nationally, the continued implementation of legislation and regulation by states will spur the cleanup of remaining stockpiles across the country. The funding generated from tire disposal fees will guarantee effective monitoring, tracking, certification and enforcement protocols, which will likely boost scrap tire waste prevention significantly in the years to come.
After it’s all said and done, installing a tire-swing is always a viable (and fun) option for your own waste prevention efforts!
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After July 1, 2014, the Department of Revenue will make direct payments to the counties based on quarterly tire pre-disposal fee collections. The amount a county will receive is $1.00 per new tire sold by tire generators based on quarterly reporting to the Department of Revenue. Learn more about the Waste Tire Program Transition.
The Tennessee General Assembly passed the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991, which created the Waste Tire Program. Whole tires are banned from disposal in all landfills. The Act requires each county to provide one temporary waste tire collection site for its citizens and tire dealers. The Act also requires the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to provide assistance grants to counties, and develop a program to find beneficial reuses for their waste tires.
Counties are now prohibited from disposing of tire shreds in a landfill if beneficial end uses are available. TDEC may clean up illegal tire dumps and seek cost recovery from the responsible party.
The program is funded by a $1.35 pre-disposal fee paid by consumers on new tires sold at retail. It includes all tires for vehicles that travel on state roads along with those from farm tractors and equipment. You can learn more about the tire fee and find the necessary return forms by visiting the Department of Revenue.
TDEC provided grants to construct county waste tire collection sites until 1995. The tires collected there are hauled away by the county's contractor for reuse and recycling. TDEC provides grants to counties to assist in collecting and finding beneficial end uses for their waste tires. TDEC also forms partnerships with local governments to clean up illegal tire dumps.
Every county must provide a collection site for its citizens. Call your county court house or solid waste office to find out its location, hours of operation, and fees.
Whether or not your tires are recycled depends on the program your county has in place.
Whole tires are banned from disposal in landfills. Beginning July 1, 2002, counties will be prohibited by state law from disposing of shredded waste tires in landfills if the net costs exceed the cost of an available beneficial end use. TDEC is working to find ways for counties to economically recycle or reuse their waste tires so landfilling is unnecessary.
The statewide shredding service provided to counties was discontinued on July 1, 2002. TDEC does not currently contract with any company for hauling, collecting, shredding, disposing, or recycling of waste tires.
TDEC's Division of Solid Waste Management regulates the storage, processing, and disposal of waste tires per TN Rule Chapter 0400-11-01.
No, TDEC does not require specific registration for waste tire haulers nor maintain a list of them.
TDEC recognizes the following as grant eligible beneficial end uses:
TDEC's Division of Solid Waste Management may allow other end uses of waste tires that are not grant eligible on a case-by-case basis.
Counties may charge any tipping fee for tires that does not exceed the regular tipping fee for other solid waste. Counties receiving Waste Tire Grants agree to provide free tipping on tires collected from their citizens unless the grant is not adequate to cover their costs. Counties may then justify an additional fee but must keep it to a minimum. TDEC does not keep a list of tipping fees charged by counties or landfill operators.
Illegal tire dumps have been identified and prioritized for remediation. When cleaning up a dump, the law requires TDEC to seek cost recovery from the responsible parties. Illegal tire dumping should be reported to the Division of Solid Waste Management's field staff or call 1-888-891-8332.
In 1998 the Tennessee Department of Transportation placed two projects using crumb rubber modified hot-mix asphalt using materials made from scrap tires.
Each 100 pounds of hot mix contained 2 pounds of recycled rubber. The test projects, both sections of Highway 70, are located in Shelby and Dickson Counties and are about 7 miles each. TDOT is continuing to evaluate the performance of these projects.
This Page Last Updated: January 24, 2023 at 6:34 PM
On the one hand, it is not difficult to return old tires. They can simply be thrown into a landfill if the problems of environmental pollution, as well as the growth of serious diseases, do not bother. But problems can also be viewed from other perspectives. Tire tires, even used ones, are raw materials. Quite a few useful items can be made from it, especially if there is a private house or summer cottage. Finally, instead of throwing it away, you can take your old tires to a collection point for money.
Contents of the article
Used tires are accepted by recycling industries for grinding. From the obtained raw materials, products are made, intended for for construction and economy. In addition, new tires are made from them.
The disposal of used tires can be carried out for money, free or with an admission fee. Interested in the first option, with two other problems do not occur. It is not worth counting on large sums, price range - from 50 to 150 rubles. per tire, depending on its diameter (from 15 up to 22.5, respectively).
Prices vary by type of tires, as well as their quantity. For example, for 1 ton of non-studded rubber they pay 4 tr. If it is studded, the cost rises to 6 tr. Cameras are bought for 30 rubles. Accordingly, for a set of worn studded tires, along with cameras, you can get 720 rubles. The amount is small, especially if you need services for transporting tires to the place of reception.
Most profitable to change tires to get:
Preliminary it is necessary to specify in autoshops and technical services the availability of such promotions. Given that they have offers in accepting used tires come in constantly, they can suspend promotions for indefinite period. Then there is another option, where to hand over the old tires for money.
As noted earlier, tires are a good building material. His can be used for the following purposes:
Finally, vegetables are grown with their help in agriculture.
It is enough to bury the tire in the ground, place seedlings in it. Thus, moisture is retained longer, yields increase. In addition, drinkers for domestic animals are made from tires.
All used as follows:
The second option will require ingenuity, organizational skills, and the ability to negotiate. But if during the search it was not possible to find enterprises where you can hand over tires for recycling for money, but on the contrary, they still require payment for services, then there is a reason to think about your own business.
For users of the Vyvoz.org website, we have compiled (and constantly updated) a list of organizations in large (and not only) Russian cities where you can return old tires for money or free of charge:
Moscow
St.
Petersburg
Astrakhan
Barnaul
Vladivostok
Volgograd
Voronezh
Yekaterinburg
Izhevsk
Irkutsk
Kazan
Kaliningrad
Kemerovo
0002 Such an enterprise will require small investments - from 50 to 80 tr. Most of the money will be spent on renting premises, registering an organization, paying one or two employees, as well as advertising. A prerequisite is that the owner independently (at least for the first time) creates devices for agriculture and decor for yards. A license to collect and store recyclables is required.
Then a commercial offer is created, pages are drawn up in the most popular social networks. Targeting advertising in them is not expensive, it allows you to quickly reach the target audience. Additionally, announcements are posted in rural areas, at dacha cooperatives, commercial offers are sent to management companies.
The production process consists of the following steps:
If the demand for rubber increases, you can offer to the population to hand over rubber for processing for money. In parallel is an agreement with a processing plant, where you can deliver in bulk unclaimed rubber. Such a business can bring from 50-70 to 300-500 tr. monthly. Depends on organizational owner's abilities.
By law, legal entities are required to report on the delivery of used tires for recycling. The lack of documentary evidence leads to a fine for violating the rules for handling recyclables.
Therefore, business entities are required to apply to official processing manufacturer or its representative. At transfer of tires is issued:
In addition, the enterprise is working out an act in accordance with which tires are recognized as used.
The commission decides on writing them off from the balance sheet of the enterprise and sending them for recycling.
Unlike businesses, individuals are not required to follow this procedure. But it is recommended to approach the disposal of tires in a responsible manner. Rubber decomposes for a long time, but being in the environment in the event of combustion is a source of dioxins that enter the air and then into the human body. Because of this, he can become seriously and even terminally ill.
On the one hand, it is not difficult to return old tires. They can simply be thrown into a landfill if the problems of environmental pollution, as well as the growth of serious diseases, do not bother.
But problems can also be viewed from other perspectives. Tire tires, even used ones, are raw materials. Quite a few useful items can be made from it, especially if there is a private house or summer cottage. Finally, instead of throwing it away, you can take your old tires to a collection point for money.
Contents of the article
Used tires are accepted by recycling industries for grinding. From the obtained raw materials, products are made, intended for for construction and economy. In addition, new tires are made from them.
The disposal of used tires can be carried out for money, free or with an admission fee. Interested in the first option, with two other problems do not occur. It is not worth counting on large sums, price range - from 50 to 150 rubles. per tire, depending on its diameter (from 15 up to 22.5, respectively).
Prices vary by type of tires, as well as their quantity.
For example, for 1 ton of non-studded rubber they pay 4 tr. If it is studded, the cost rises to 6 tr. Cameras are bought for 30 rubles. Accordingly, for a set of worn studded tires, along with cameras, you can get 720 rubles. The amount is small, especially if you need services for transporting tires to the place of reception.
Most profitable to change tires to get:
Preliminary it is necessary to specify in autoshops and technical services the availability of such promotions. Given that they have offers in accepting used tires come in constantly, they can suspend promotions for indefinite period. Then there is another option, where to hand over the old tires for money.
As noted earlier, tires are a good building material.
His can be used for the following purposes:
Finally, vegetables are grown with their help in agriculture. It is enough to bury the tire in the ground, place seedlings in it. Thus, moisture is retained longer, yields increase. In addition, drinkers for domestic animals are made from tires.
All used as follows:
The second option will require ingenuity, organizational skills, and the ability to negotiate. But if during the search it was not possible to find enterprises where you can hand over tires for recycling for money, but on the contrary, they still require payment for services, then there is a reason to think about your own business.
For users of the Vyvoz.org website, we have compiled (and constantly updated) a list of organizations in large (and not only) Russian cities where you can return old tires for money or free of charge:
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Astrakhan
Barnaul
Vladivostok
Volgograd
Voronezh
Yekaterinburg
Izhevsk
Irkutsk
Kazan
Kaliningrad
Kemerovo
0002 Such an enterprise will require small investments - from 50 to 80 tr. Most of the money will be spent on renting premises, registering an organization, paying one or two employees, as well as advertising. A prerequisite is that the owner independently (at least for the first time) creates devices for agriculture and decor for yards. A license to collect and store recyclables is required.
Then a commercial offer is created, pages are drawn up in the most popular social networks. Targeting advertising in them is not expensive, it allows you to quickly reach the target audience.
Additionally, announcements are posted in rural areas, at dacha cooperatives, commercial offers are sent to management companies.
The production process consists of the following steps:
If the demand for rubber increases, you can offer to the population to hand over rubber for processing for money. In parallel is an agreement with a processing plant, where you can deliver in bulk unclaimed rubber. Such a business can bring from 50-70 to 300-500 tr. monthly. Depends on organizational owner's abilities.
By law, legal entities are required to report on the delivery of used tires for recycling.
The lack of documentary evidence leads to a fine for violating the rules for handling recyclables.
Therefore, business entities are required to apply to official processing manufacturer or its representative. At transfer of tires is issued:
In addition, the enterprise is working out an act in accordance with which tires are recognized as used. The commission decides on writing them off from the balance sheet of the enterprise and sending them for recycling.
Unlike businesses, individuals are not required to follow this procedure. But it is recommended to approach the disposal of tires in a responsible manner. Rubber decomposes for a long time, but being in the environment in the event of combustion is a source of dioxins that enter the air and then into the human body. Because of this, he can become seriously and even terminally ill.
