Used Tire Recycling Program

The Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act (Act) has been successful in recycling old tires since its inception in 1989. 

 

Before the Act, Oklahoma had millions of tires in illegal dumps across the state.  Traditional means of tire disposal were no longer effective or legal resulting in few outlets for old tires.  As a result of the Clean Air Act and Solid Waste Disposal Act, open burning was no longer allowed.  Additionally, landfills refused to accept tires because they would float to the surface. 

 

The Act provided a solution to this growing problem by providing a legal way to dispose of tires.  The intent of the Act is to clean up existing dumps, prevent new dumps, and provide incentives for recycling tires so that they may be used as feedstock for various products and energy production.