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Waste Policy Forum
Scrap Tires
What is Being Done
Success Stories
Reynosa Scrap Tire Management - Aggressive Actions to Control Scrap Tires (PDF) (1pp, 182K, scanned)
Nuevo Laredo Scrap Tire Collection - "El Llantazo" Disposes of 40,000 Scrap Tires (PDF) (1pp, 400K, scanned)
Clean-up of Scrap Tire Piles
Roughly 4 million tires were cleaned-up along the border from 2003-2008. Two of the largest piles (INNOR and Centinela) have been eliminated and numerous smaller site clean-ups have occurred. For a description of border tire pile clean-ups view the Border 2012 Scrap Tire Action Plans (PDF) (40pp, 1.2M). (PDF en Espaņol) (40pp, 1.2M)
Under the Reduce Land Contamination goal of Border 2012, Objective 3 addresses the clean-up of scrap tire piles. Specifically, the objective aims to clean-up three of the larger scrap tire sites in the U.S.-Mexico border region by 2010.
Related Publications
Scrap Tire Cleanup Guidebook (EPA Region 5)
Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook (EPA Region 5)
Presentation on clean-up of border tire piles, May 2008 (PDF en Espaņol) .
Projects
Border 2012 Scrap Tire Action Plans (PDF) (40 pp, 1.2M, ) (PDF en Espaņol) (40 pp, 1.2M)
View brief summaries of research, tire pile prevention, and community outreach projects being implemented by various levels of government, universities and nonprofits. The summaries share details of each project.
Border 2012 Funded Scrap Tire Projects (2004-2008) (PDF) (2 pp, 28K)
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