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Connecticut Department ofEnergy and Environmental Protection
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Tires and the Benefits of Extended Producer Responsibility
March 29, 2016Tom MetznerMassRecycle R3 Conference, Quincy, Massachusetts
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Current Northeast Market Situation for Tires• Most go to pulp mills in Maine for tire derived fuel
(prices paid for processed tires are way down)• Some crumb rubber (CRM in Albany)• Minimal product recycling • No long term contracts for CT processors• MA contracts more secure• Competition for existing tire capacity is
geographically large (Michigan sending tires to Maine)
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Scrap Tire Management Options • Market Based – CT, VT, MA, 14 other states– Generator pays the market rate for disposal options
• State Run – 33 states– State operated program– License haulers– Financed by fee on the sale of tires or vehicle
registrations • EPR – no US states– Manufacturers assume financial responsibility for
managing scrap tires
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Stockpiling versus Illegal Dumping
Example of Illegal Stockpiling, North Haven CT Tire Pond
Example of Illegal Dumping, Off I-95, Westport
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Impact on Illegal Dumping • EPR – Virtual elimination of illegal
dumping in Ontario and British Columbia attributed to the EPR program
– Eliminating the tipping fee eliminates the primary reason for illegal dumping
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Impact on Illegal Dumping
• State Run Program – Minimal impact on illegal dumping through
amnesty days– Designed to pay for cleanup of stockpiles, not
current illegal dumping• Market Based– No effect on illegal dumping and may encourage it
because illegal dumping is related to higher tipping fees. Higher fees means more illegal dumping
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Private Sector Job Creation • EPR– Encourages recycling which
creates more jobs than incineration
– 200 jobs created in Ontario (TDF prohibited)
– 50 – 100 jobs projected for CT– Sends signal to investors that
recycling will have a level playing field with incineration
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Private Sector Job Creation• State Run Program – While many state run programs invest in market
development, few jobs are actually created because of cheaper disposal options
• Market Based– TDF is the cheapest disposal so few recycling jobs
created– TDF keeps recycling investment on the sidelines
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Impact on Recycling • EPR – Limits or prohibits TDF
which increases recycling
– Greater environmental benefits from recycling • Greenhouse gas
emissions• Energy use• acidification
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Impact on Recycling
• State Run Program– Minimal through procurement, grants, assistance– Not able to create demand for products
• Market based– Favors cheapest disposal option which is TDF– TDF plants will describe their operations as
recycling, or seek renewable energy credits
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Program Costs• EPR– Ontario charges $2.65 (US
dollars) per passenger tire, more for larger tires
– BC charges $3.85 per passenger tire
– Low administration cost - 6% (Ontario)
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Summary• EPR as a scrap tire
management strategy– Eliminates illegal dumping– Creates private sector jobs– Promotes recycling with all
the benefits associated– Comparable in price to
other management options when including disposal costs
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For More Information
• Ontario Tire Stewardship • British Columbia Tire Stewardship• Long Term Management Options for Scrap Tire
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Contact Information
Tom Metzner
Email – [email protected]
Phone – (860) 424-3242