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Waste Tire Program

Waste Tire Program. Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners March 8, 2011. Presentation Outline. Background FDEP Supplemental Program Summary Recommendation. Presentation Outline. Background FDEP Supplemental Program Summary Recommendation. Background.

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Waste Tire Program

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  1. Waste Tire Program Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners March 8, 2011

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • FDEP Supplemental Program • Summary • Recommendation

  3. Presentation Outline • Background • FDEP Supplemental Program • Summary • Recommendation

  4. Background In the 1980’s and early 1990’s waste tire dump fires became national news In many places throughout the country waste tires were disposed on vacant land at minimal cost The State of Florida 1988 Solid Waste Management Act required waste tire collectors to register with the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) and dispose of tires at permitted centers

  5. Background • Orange County Fire Rescue identified 100 waste tire dumps in the County • FDER required owners of tire dump sites to clean up

  6. Background Background • Chapter 32-2 Waste Tires • Recognizes the problem of illegal tire dumping • Requires waste tire transporters • Be licensed • Maintain records / manifests • Quantity of tires collected • Where and from whom the tires are collected • Where the tires are deposited • Report manifests quarterly to the County

  7. Background Background • Chapter 32-2 Waste Tires • Requires retail tire dealers / waste tire generators • Maintain records of the number of tires delivered to: • Other tire dealers • Tire transporters • Ultimate disposal site • Provides for enforcement and schedule of penalties

  8. Background Background • Waste Tire Program Parameters • Multi-agency / department staff • Utilities Department • Overall Coordination • Orange County Sheriffs Office • Enforcement of illegal transport and dumping • Waste Tire Grant funded two code enforcement officers in EPD • Positions transferred to Code Enforcement • Grant Funding is no longer available

  9. Presentation Outline • Background • FDEP Supplemental Program • Summary • Recommendation

  10. FDEP Supplemental Program • Initiative to remove waste tires due to concerns about mosquito carried viruses • Applies to: • Private Property Owners • Municipalities • Does not apply to: • Commercial waste tire collectors

  11. FDEP Supplemental Program • Abandoned tires delivered to the landfill during the month of March 2011 • No costly requirement to fumigate tires • No Tipping Fees • Tires loaded into trucks by Solid Waste staff • Tires will be hauled away at FDEP expense

  12. FDEP Supplemental Program • Community Outreach • Interlocal agreement cities notified • No Tipping Fees March 3rd and 4th • 11 Waste Tire sites identified by Mosquito Control and EPD • Letters mailed to property owners • No Tipping Fees March 17th and 18th • Program extended to other Municipalities • No Tipping Fees March 17th and 18th

  13. FDEP Supplemental Program • Interlocal agreement cities-March 3 & 4 • 53 Truckloads of tires delivered to the Landfill • About 6,000 Waste Tires (150 Tons) • $22,200 in Tipping Fees avoided Ocoee 58 tons Apopka 47 tons Orlando 35 tons Winter Garden 4 tons Subtotal 144 tons OC Public Works 6 tons Total 150 tons

  14. FDEP Supplemental Program • Waste Tire sites

  15. FDEP Supplemental Program • Waste Tire sites

  16. FDEP Supplemental Program • Program extended to other Municipalities • No Tipping Fees March 17th and 18th • Belle Isle Maitland • Eatonville Oakland • Edgewood Winter Park

  17. Presentation Outline • Background • FDEP Supplemental Program • Summary • Recommendation

  18. Summary Since 1992 the Waste Tire Program has significantly reduced the problem of illegal waste tire dumping in Orange County Further improvement may require changes to the program and possibly additional resources

  19. Summary • Chapter 32 falls short of comprehensively addressing waste tires • Gaps in the ordinance • No requirement for tire retailers to report • Does not apply to waste tires generated in neighboring counties • We have no way to know where waste tires are going in all cases

  20. Presentation Outline • Background • FDEP Supplemental Program • Summary • Recommendation

  21. Recommendation • Research issue further and make recommendations for ordinance revisions regarding enforcement staff and costs • Discuss with industry groups, DEP, other agencies • Review effectiveness of programs in other jurisdictions • Consider potential for Task Force

  22. Waste Tire Program Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners March 8, 2011

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