Scrap Tires Being Dumped in Your Community?

The Michigan Municipal League is a member of the Scrap Tire Advisory Committee Meeting (STAC) that has been put together by the Solid Waste Management Unit of the DEQ. 

STAC has recently begun discussing potential amendments to the Scrap Tires section of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.  As part of that discussion, there has been talk about more stringent requirements for scrap tires haulers such as registration fees, financial assurance requirements, fines, etc.  

It was thought that such changes could help save cities, townships, and counties money by cutting down on illegal dumping of scrap tires.  

The DEQ has asked us to poll our members about how many tires are actually dumped, and how much effort/money communities put into dealing with dumped scrap tires each year. 

Please click on this web link - http://www.mml.org/advocacy/scrap-tires.aspx - to answer a brief poll that we can provide to DEQ and the workgroup. 

Feedback is needed by close of business on May 27^th.

Thanks!

Andy Schor is the Assistant Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League. Contact him at (517) 908-0300 or by email at aschor@mml.org.