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Waste Policy Forum
Scrap Tires
Location of Border Scrap Tire Piles
Related Projects
El Paso/ Juarez Region Aerial Imagery of Tire Piles (PDF, pg.8) (40 pp, 1.3M)
California/ Mexico Border Remote Sensing of Waste Tire Project (PDF, pg.8) (40 pp, 1.3M)
The U.S.-Mexico Border Tire Inventory Summary Report (May 2007) is the first inventory to be completed of scrap tires for the entire U.S.-Mexico border region. The report features a GIS map of scrap tires in the region.
| Mexican State | No. and Description of Sites Identified | Estimated No. of Tires |
|---|---|---|
| Baja California | 6 total sites; 5 sites cleaned up; 1 active site remains | 400,000 |
| Sonora | 13 total sites; 1 site cleaned up; 2 active sites remain; information for 10 sites not available, including estimated number of tires | 340,000 |
| Chihuahua | One active site | 4,500,000 |
| Coahuila | Two active sites | 245,000 to 275,000 |
| Tamaulipas | Eight total sites; 1 site cleaned up; seven active sites remain | 800,000 to 900,000 |
Data from the U.S.-Mexico Border Tire Inventory Summary Report (PDF) (May 2007) (21 pp, 1.6M)
Sites in U.S. - Western Portion of Border
| U.S. State | No. of Piles Identified | Estimated No. of Tires |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2 | 10,000 |
| Arizona | 6 | 68,000a |
| TOTAL | 8 | 78,000 |
Note: a Tire quantity estimate exists for only one site in Arizona
Summary of Sites in Both Mexico and U.S. - Western Portion of Border
The following table summarizes scrap tire pile sites along the western portion of the U.S. – Mexico border in both the U.S. and Mexico (California, Arizona, Baja California Norte, and Sonora)| State | No. of Sites | Estimated No. of Tires |
|---|---|---|
| Baja California and Sonora | 19a | 740,000 |
| California and Arizona | 8 | 78,000 |
| TOTAL | 27 | 818,000 |
Note: a The number of sites includes six sites that have been cleaned up
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