The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) has released the first triennial report on the effectiveness of Michigan's Scrap Tire Program. The report shows that the program has had a high level of success throughout the state in decreasing stockpiles of scrap tires, increasing compliance rates at scrap tire sites and improving the reuse markets for scrap tires.
The ongoing Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant Program is behind the program's success to date, according to the DNRE. The Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant Program addresses abandoned scrap tire sites as well as inspection and enforcement actions at existing scrap tire sites to ensure a level playing field for those meeting the requirements of Michigan's scrap tire law, the DNRE says.
Since Michigan's Legislature first appropriated funding in 1993, the Scrap Tire Program has facilitated the cleanup of nearly 31.1 million passenger car tires through Scrap Tire Cleanup Grants. It is estimated that at least another 1 million passenger tire equivalents (PTEs) will be removed during the fiscal year 2010 grant cycle.
As a result of the grant, as well as DNRE efforts to ensure compliance with storage requirements, Michigan’s scrap tire market capacity has increased from less than 3 million to more than 18.5 million PTEs per year.
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