What happens to reusable and waste tires?
California is faced with the challenge of diverting or safely managing more than 44.8 million reusable and waste tires generated annually in the state. CIWMB staff estimates that of the approximately 44.8 million reusable and waste tires generated in 2008, approximately 32.44 million of the tires (72.4 percent) were diverted through various alternatives, including reuse, retreading, and combustion. Currently, the recycling markets in California do not consume all of the waste tires generated. Waste tires need to be stored safely until sufficient markets are in place to increase the consumption of waste tires. The CIWMB provides the proper waste tire management framework by enforcing waste tire facility and waste tire hauler regulations. As the use of tires as feedstock material in commercial applications increases, illegal stockpiling and the need for permitted storage will decrease or cease to exist. How is the CIWMB meeting the challenge of reducing the landfill disposal of waste tir
