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By VDC Staff
A bill that would ban the sale of car and truck tires in Vermont unless the manufacturer has an approved plan to dispose of waste tires will get a hearing in House Environment at 9 AM Thursday morning.
It’s illegal to dispose of tires in a Vermont landfill. The State of Vermont offers possible alternatives for disposing of worn out tires. The bill puts manufacturers on the financial and regulatory hook.
H.204, sponsored by Rep. Chris Taylor (R-Milton) and Leann Harple (D-Craftsbury) requires that as of January 1, 2027 a manufacturer of a motor vehicle tire shall not sell, offer for sale, or deliver to a retailer for subsequent sale a motor vehicle tire unless:
- the manufacturer is implementing an approved waste tire stewardship plan, participating in a waste tire stewardship organization registered with the Secretary and that is implementing an approved waste tire stewardship plan, or
- The manufacturer or waste tire stewardship organization has paid a fee as set forth in the law, or
- The name of the manufacturer and the manufacturer’s brands are designated on the Agency website as covered by an approved waste tire stewardship plan.
It is illegal to landfill tires in Vermont. The State of Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation offers the following information:
If the tires are still usable, try selling or giving them away on Front Porch Forum, Craigslist, or the local classified ads. Or, put them out on your lawn with a “Free” or “For Sale” sign.
Bring old tires to a Wheels for Warmth collection event (typically held in the fall). Tires will be resold if they are safe for use and recycled if they are not. Proceeds go toward emergency heating assistance programs for Vermonters.
When you buy new tires, ask your retailer to dispose of your old tires. All tire retailers will take scrap tires for a fee of typically $3-5/tire.
Contact your local Waste District or Town to find a transfer station or recycling center near you that accepts tires for a fee.
If you have a large quantity of tires (~100 or more), contact one of the below tire haulers/recyclers permitted to work in Vermont. Do not hire an unpermitted entity, as they may dump your tires illegally.
Fred Budzyn -Berlin, VT. (802) 371-7653
K-N-S Tire Recycling – Albany, VT. (802) 755-9278
BDS Waste Disposal – Norridgewock, ME. (207) 278-3833 or (207) 356-7976
Bob’s Tire – Mattapoisett, MA. (508) 997-8545
FBS Tire Recycling, Inc. – Littleton, MA. (978) 772-4251
All Metals Recycling (Hauling only)- Hardwick, VT. (802) 472-5100
Burnett Scrap Metal LLC. (Hauling only) – Hinesburg, VT (802) 482-6075
Hoosick Tire & Services LLC. (Hauling only) – Cambridge, NY. (518) 677-3636
What else can I do?
Scrap tires are used in playgrounds, as swings, as planters, and for similar applications. Other uses of whole scrap tires, particularly large quantities, are generally not allowed. If you have an idea for a beneficial use of whole scrap tires, please contact the Solid Waste Management Program first. Do not collect or build with tires without prior approval.
Why are tires banned from the landfill?
Tires do not compress well in landfills and can trap methane gas, causing them to, eventually, “float” up to the surface, disrupting the landfill as they move. If they are left in large piles, tires can trap heat and become fire hazards. Tire piles can also trap water and become breeding grounds for mosquitos. Also, scrap tires can be burned for energy, recycled for use in other rubber products, added to pavement, shredded and used as a drainage medium, and otherwise beneficially reused. Landfilling tires would be a waste of a resource.
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Categories: Legislation, State Government, Transportation
Simple fix. just buy tires in N H, the benefits are becoming more and more plentiful each day.
Is this on a road to anything encompassing reality? This is another tax. Confiscate money from anything conceivable by an empty headed taxpayer salaried thing in Montpelier. Tires can be used for flood control, circle them around the golden dome and those people will be high and dry.
Isn’t Fred Budzyn the one that has all those tires stored outside and in trailers next to Novello furniture on the Barre Montpelier Road? If it is, is really a good idea to give him more tires?
Explain to me why we are introducing a redundant bill, if we already are disposing of tires properly? Why are we going after retailers again? Its simple, charge an extra 5 dollars per tire, customer leaves old ones. We’re already doing that, so lets spend over a thousand dollars to introduce a useless bill. Retarded. This economy sucks as it is due to democratic policies. Leave well enough alone. Just like telling fuel dealers they need to do this, and do that. I’ve had enough of government overreach. A gut full.
Scrap tires are also chewed up and made into small particles then combined with asphalt and used as road surface. But the asphalt industry doesn’t want this means in the product as it reduces their profit. I’ve been on roads with that surfacing. On I-77 south of Charlotte, NC going to South Carolina as soon as you enter SC the road changes. Noisy in NC and elsewhere and complete noise free in SC, could hear a pin drop driving on it. The road surface combines tire rubber and asphalt. The road is resistant to wear, pot holes and holds up well. Maintenance costs are reduced. I’ve driven in the 49 continual states and on I-77 many times. I-77 goes by Mt Airy here Andy Griffin lived prior to Hollywood and his shows. Radio music is real basic hillbilly country 770 AM. Never miss it when in the area. Going north to Virginia there’s a 7 mile steep hill. Many 18 wheeler is pulled off and steam emits from the engine. ice country. Andy is buried on a small island far eastern NC. Two others from the how are buried in NC.
VT could use tires in the same manner, but it takes determination to jump the hurdles.
They make good fill