US Environment Agency issues scrap tyre cleanup guidance

Chicago, Illinois - The US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Illinois have created the Scrap Tire Cleanup Guidebook, A Resource for Solid Waste Managers Across the United States. The 44-page document is available for download from the EPA website either as a single document, or split into three parts, contraining 15, 12 and 17 pages respectively.

The new "how-to" guidebook, written for tyre manufacturers, state and local government, regulators, auto recyclers and collectors, contains practical solutions including:

• Examples of scrap tyre cleanup programs and funding
• Legal considerations and property issues
• Cost recovery
• Local and regional markets for scrap tyres
• Cleanup planning
• Selecting contractors
• Project management

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Press release from EPA

Download Complete guide (7MB .PDF file)

Download Part 1 (2.4MB .PDF file)

Download Part 2 (2.4MB .PDF file)

Download Part 3 (2.7MB .PDF file)