Household Waste Guide
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Tires
There are at least 300 million scrap tires currently stockpiled across the United States. More than 86 million tires remain at about 500 sites located in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Tire piles not only pose human health and environmental threats, but also discourage redevelopment of potentially useful property. Recently, a consortium of state, industry and EPA officials established a goal under EPA’s Resource Conservation Challenge to clean up 55% of tires in stockpiles by 2008.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Scrap Tire Management Program regulates transportation, storage and disposal of scrap tires under Part 169 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. If you are transporting seven or more tires, you are required to provide a manifest to the disposal site that includes information about the quantity of tires you have as well as where they came from for documentation to the MDEQ.
Disposal:
| Company | Location | Phone | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Kent Transfer Station | 2908 Ten Mile Road |
616.866.5070 |
Website | 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday |
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South Kent Landfill | 10300 South Kent Drive SW Byron Center, MI 49315 |
616.877.4092 | Website | 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Saturday |
Also, check with a tire dealer for disposal information.
