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II. Tire Recycling Grant Program
Public Resources Code §42872 authorized the IWMB to develop and implement a grant
program aimed at promoting alternatives to landfill disposal and stockpiling of whole
waste tires. Grants are awarded competitively for business development, innovative
research, and local government programs.
FY 1992-93
In its first year, the IWMB offered a total of $1,973,000 from the California Tire
Recycling Management Fund in FY 1992-93 through two programs: the Local Government
Innovation Program ($473,000) and the Tire Recycling Grant Program ($1,500,000).
Local Government Innovation Program Awardees
The IWMB awarded $447,115 out of a possible $473,000 to 17 local governments through the
Local Government Innovation Program. With matching funds included, the total program
amount totaled $887,302. The grants will be used for activities including development of
new uses for waste tires, for collection demonstration programs, for public education on
illegal dumping, and for tire pile cleanups. The following list identifies the projects
approved.
| Grantee |
Project |
Amount |
| City of South Lake Tahoe |
"Earthship" tire building |
$40,000 |
| City of Huntington Beach |
Asphalt Rubber paving |
$40,000 |
| Shasta County |
Illegal tire pile cleanup & public education |
$22,500 |
| Sonoma County |
Cleanup day & public education |
$12,000 |
| City of San Diego |
Market research & recruitment efforts |
$4,945 |
| Humboldt County |
Business plan & business recruitment |
$24,270 |
| Kern County |
Processing oversized tires |
$30,000 |
| Kern County |
Program to prevent illegal dumping |
$30,000 |
| San Diego County |
Rural tire collection network |
$17,600 |
| City of Los Angeles |
Asphalt Rubber paving job |
$34,950 |
| City of Los Angeles |
Residential collection operation |
$30,000 |
| Alameda County |
Illegal tire pile video and booklet |
$30,000 |
| Sacramento Regional County Solid waste Authority |
Business recruitment plan |
$40,000 |
| Lake County |
Diversion program & public education |
$14,700 |
| City of Oakland |
Business plan development for recruitment |
$40,000 |
| City of Milpitas |
Dropoff event & public education |
$9,900 |
| Yolo County |
Research on tires as a alternative daily cover |
$26,250 |
Tire Recycling Grant Program Awardees
The IWMB received 99 applications from private businesses and local governments
for funding through the Tire Recycling Grant Program. Of the 99, 28 were awarded a total
of $1,497,275 out of the $1,500,000. The grants will be used for business development and
innovative research for tire recycling. The following list identifies the projects
approved.
| Grantee |
Project |
Amount |
| AET Systems |
Subsurface effluent dispersion system |
$50,000 |
| Action Engineering |
Tire/concrete railroad tie |
$30,000 |
| BAS Recycling |
Playground safety mat |
$100,000 |
| Burke Industries |
Residential roofing "shake" |
$94,025 |
| CA Recycling Co. |
Highway noise barrier |
$50,000 |
| Champion Recycling |
Carbon black market development |
$50,000 |
| Dave's Tire & Wheel |
Backfill demonstration project |
$30,000 |
| Enviro-Med |
Playground safety surface |
$20,000 |
| Geremia/Pasztor/Sadler |
Self-compacting, flowable concrete |
$20,000 |
| Hap Fisher Assoc. |
Plastic/rubber utility poles |
$50,000 |
| Jin Cheng Corp. |
Rubber reclaiming |
$30,000 |
| Lydia M. Frezel |
Ultra high pressure water jetting |
$49,445 |
| Manhole Adjusting, Inc. |
Crumb rubber plant |
$50,000 |
| Marine Forests Society |
Tire Mussel reef |
$100,000 |
| Mortimer Tree Service |
Tree root barriers |
$36,000 |
| PACE |
Playground surfacing |
$30,000 |
| PRK International |
Carbon black market development |
$30,000 |
| Reco-Tech International, Inc. |
Ozone treatment |
$60,000 |
| SRI International |
Electromagnetic radiation absorbers |
$68,847 |
| The Tireless Effort |
Traffic delineators |
$60,000 |
| City of Long Beach |
Rubberized surfacing |
$81,400 |
| University of Calif., Davis |
State tire policy analysis |
$55,858 |
| University of Calif., Davis |
Crumb rubber for VOC adsorption |
$53,664 |
| El Dorado County |
Earthship tire house |
$60,983 |
| City of Lancaster |
Compost bins |
$96,120 |
| City of Lancaster |
Crumb rubber as soil amendment |
$50,000 |
| City of Lancaster |
Carbon black in asphalt sealant |
$50,000 |
| Sacramento County |
Sound barrier prototype |
$49,250 |
Results from the first grant cycle will be obtained between July 1994 and July 1995,
depending on the individual completion dates. Because approximately 31 of the 36 grant
recipients are using the money for technical research, public education, public collection
programs, or tire pile cleanups, however, cost and benefit comparisons will not be
applicable to these projects. Many projects, however, may have long term payoffs (not
readily computable) resulting from completed research, removal of technical barriers,
opening of new markets, creation of new recycling businesses, and increased public
awareness toward the environment.
The funds made available FY 1992-93 assisted grant recipients to recycle approximately
750,000 waste tires, most from remediation efforts of local governments. This figure is
expected to increase when these grant projects close June 30, 1995.
FY 1993-94
The IWMB continued offering assistance through the tire grant program in FY 1993-94 by
offering $1,000,000 from the Fund for business development, innovative research, and local
government assistance. The IWMB received 96 applications for funding and 22 were awarded a
total of $1,000,000.
Tire Recycling Grant Program Awardees
| Grantee |
Project |
Amount |
| Carsonite International |
Rubber/foam extruded products |
$63,125 |
| Oliver Rubber |
Education/clean-up |
$47,007 |
| Tire Retread Information Bureau |
Education/clean-up |
$60,000 |
| Ecocontract |
Sound walls |
$75,000 |
| Champion Recycling, Inc. |
Polystermic bicycle tires |
$75,000 |
| Fargo Rubber and Tire Co. |
Retread testing |
$74,228 |
| BAS Recycling |
Cryogenic fine grinding |
$75,000 |
| Leonard Walde |
Market analysis and strategy |
$60,300 |
| Marine Forest Society |
Tire mussel reef study |
$30,000 |
| Jackson and Church |
Market analysis and strategy |
$75,000 |
| Tak Consulting |
Rubberized slurry |
$65,340 |
| Stanislaus County |
Amnesty day program |
$30,000 |
| Merced County |
Amnesty day programs |
$60,000 |
| City of San Bernardino |
Tire rack and collection program |
$37,280 |
| Alpine County |
Amnesty day program |
$2,700 |
| Ventura County |
Education and amnesty day program |
$15,000 |
| City of Fresno |
Amnesty day program |
$18,700 |
| County of Kern |
Education/abatement/amnesty |
$38,500 |
| San Diego County |
Amnesty day program |
$10,000 |
| Trinity County |
Education/amnesty program |
$4,970 |
| City of West Sacramento |
Amnesty/clean-up program |
$7,850 |
| San Bernardino County |
Education/clean-up/tracking |
$75,000 |
FY 1994-95
The IWMB has allocated $1,357,023 for tire recycling grants for FY 1994-95, providing
$700,000 for business development and research and $657,023 for local government programs.
The FY 1994-95 allocation for local government programs is more than double last year's.
The increase is intended to provide more incentive for local governments to clean up
stockpiled and illegally dumped tires, including having them combusted at a cement
manufacturing facility.
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