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House passes waste-tire recycling fee to fund cleanup, reimburse recyclers
Summary
The Utah House approved House Bill 34 on Jan. 19, 1990, creating a recycling fee to fund tire recycling, reimburse certified recyclers and pay local health departments; sponsors said the $21-per-ton fee and five-year sunset would stimulate markets and reduce hazardous stockpiles.
Representative David S. Ochsler and co-sponsor Cindy Jo Milner introduced House Bill 34, a plan to assess a recycling fee on new tires to create an expendable trust fund to subsidize recycling and cleanup of waste-tire stockpiles. Sponsors told the House the program would make it economically feasible to collect and recycle abandoned tires, reduce fire and health hazards, and promote development of markets for recycled products.
Under the bill as amended on the floor, the state tax commission would collect the fee under procedures similar to sales-tax collection. Reimbursements from the trust fund would be paid to recyclers that…
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