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Waste Tire Program

Utilities Department

Orange County Board of County Commissioners

October 18, 2011

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• Background

• Task Force

• Issues

• Next Steps

Presentation Outline

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• Background

• Task ForceTask Force

• IssuesIssues

• Next StepsNext Steps

Presentation Outline

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Background

•Chapter 32-2 Waste Tires

Requires waste tire transporters to

- Be licensed

- Maintain records/manifests • Quantity of tires collected• From whom the tires are collected• Where the tires are deposited

- Submit manifests quarterly to the County

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Background

•Chapter 32-2 Waste TiresRequires retail tire dealers/waste tire generators to

- Maintain records of the number of tires delivered to -

• Other tire dealers• Tire transporters• Ultimate disposal site

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• History• Grant Funding 1988 – 2002

• Grant money provided by FDEP for waste tire education and enforcement

• Two dedicated code enforcement officers

Background

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Background

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Background

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Background

• Other Local Waste Tire Programs

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Background

• Other Local Waste Tire Programs

- FDEP • Responsible for 8.5 counties• Minimal enforcement staff

- Cities in Orange County do not have waste tire ordinances

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Background

• Program Compliance

- Estimate 980,000 new tires sold in 2010

- 796,000 waste tires listed on manifests

- Used tires are not included in the current regulations

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• Research issue further and make recommendations for ordinance revisions Discuss with industry groups, FDEP,

other agencies Review effectiveness of programs in

other jurisdictions Consider potential for Task Force

Background

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• BackgroundBackground

• Task Force

• IssuesIssues

• Next StepsNext Steps

Presentation Outline

Task Force

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• BackgroundBackground

• Task ForceTask Force

• Issues

• Next StepsNext Steps

Presentation Outline

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• Issues

- Victims of illegal tire dumping often do

not report the incident

- Some businesses may not be aware of

requirements

- Code Enforcement has discoveredviolations of the ordinance

- Need support from the State Attorney’s Office

Issues

• Issues

– Used tire market

– Mosquito control

– Landfill tipping fee increase show a decline in waste tire tonnage

– Cleaning illegal tire sites is expensive

– No current funding source17

Issues

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Issues

• Tire Tipping Fee-$148 per ton

•$82 Contractor Disposal Cost

•$66 Licensing, staffing, equipment, operations

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Issues

• Tire Tipping FeeOrange County Landfill Tires

0.00

50,000.00

100,000.00

150,000.00

200,000.00

250,000.00

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010$0.00

$50,000.00

$100,000.00

$150,000.00

$200,000.00

$250,000.00

Landfill Number of Tires Tire Revenue

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Issues

• Funding Waste Tire Enforcement Program

- Estimated Program Costs

• Enforcement $186,000• Administration/Education $ 94,000• Tire Clean Ups $100,000

TOTAL$380,000

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• Tire Program Funding Options

- Tire Generator Fee

- Tire Transporter Fee

- Retail Sales of New Tires Fee

- General Fund

Issues

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• Tire Program Funding Options

- Tire Generator and Transporter Options– Per tire fee– Flat annual fee– Tiered fee based on number of

tires

Issues

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• Tire Generator or Transporter

- Per Tire Fee

- PRO

- Equal cost distribution to all generators

- CON

- Challenge to administer

- Imposes new fee

Issues

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• Retail Sales of New Tires– Per Tire Fee

– PRO– Equal cost distribution to all

retailers– Similar concept initiated by State– Relatively easy to administer

– CON– Imposes new Fee

Issues

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• General Fund– PRO

– Easy to administer– Reliable collection of revenues

– CON– Stressed budget– Reallocation existing funds

Issues

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• BackgroundBackground

• Task ForceTask Force

• IssuesIssues

• Next Steps

Presentation Outline

• Revise the Ordinance

- Include used tires- Require tire generators to:

• Submit reports• Reduce outdoor storage and

holding time• Provide access for records

inspections

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Next Steps

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• Revise the Ordinance

- Any misrepresentation or omission of records shall result in fines

- Reduce the number of waste tires that can be transported without a permit

- Modify penalty structure

Next Steps

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Next Steps

• Board Direction

- Ordinance amendment process

- Funding options

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Waste Tire Program

Utilities Department

Orange County Board of County Commissioners

October 18, 2011