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Committee advances bill to regulate waste-tire hauling and unsafe used tires
Summary
S.171 seeks to establish manifesting and registration requirements for waste-tire haulers, set penalties for violations, allow counties to charge tipping fees up to $150 per ton, and make unsafe-used-tire installation unlawful; the committee reported the bill favorably as amended.
The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee on Tuesday reported favorably on S.171, legislation that establishes new statewide rules for waste-tire hauling, manifests, and the sale and installation of unsafe used tires.
Under the bill, the Department of Environmental Services (DES) would oversee a manifest system: waste-tire haulers must complete a transport manifest; generators and facilities that transfer or receive tires must retain manifest copies for three years;…
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