SECTIONS 42860-42861 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 42860-42861

42860. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
California Tire Recycling Act.

42861. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) The problem posed by used tire storage and disposal requires a
comprehensive, statewide response, including, but not limited to,
reducing landfill disposal of used whole tires, recycling of tires
into secondary uses, source material development and promotion of
secondary markets for used tire byproducts, tire shredding, and
energy recovery.
(b) California is currently faced with an existing used tire
inventory of at least 100 million tires, an amount which grows by
over 20 million tires per year. Without a dedication of resources to
address the state's growing tire population, the health and safety of
all Californians will be increasingly at risk.
(c) There are currently no dedicated resources for the recycling
of used tires, or a comprehensive tire shredding program. Therefore,
the levying of a fee on the disposal of used whole tires in the state
is needed to support tire recycling activities.
(d) Used tires represent a valuable state resource which should be
reclaimed and recycled whenever possible. An abundance of tire
recycling alternatives exist which have been demonstrated to be
environmentally safe. These alternatives need to be promoted in order
to achieve the maximum use of used tires.
(e) Shredding of used tires represents a preferable alternative to
whole tire storage or disposal. Given the rapidly decreasing amount
of landfill space available to local jurisdictions, shredding
represents a positive way of storing tires until a secondary use can
be developed.