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House reduces tire‑recycling fee and expands reimbursement program in waste‑tire bill
Summary
Lawmakers passed a substitute to HB177 that cuts the per‑tire recycling fee from $1.00 to $0.50, defines 'shredded' tires and landfill treatment, expands reimbursement eligibility to municipalities, and adds language to allow county/municipal cleanup of abandoned tire piles; the House passed the substitute (reported 70–0).
The Utah House approved a substituted House Bill 177 that alters the state’s waste‑tire recycling program, including a reduction in consumer fee and changes to reimbursement and landfill treatment rules.
Representative Wright, sponsor of the substitute, said the bill reduces the recycling fee from $1.00 per tire to 50¢, which he described as a $1.1 million…
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