Tennessee Awards grant money for tire recycling.Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen Philip Norman "Phil" Bredesen (born November 21, 1943) is the 48th Governor of Tennessee, having served since 2003. He previously served as the fourth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 1991 to 1999. and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke fyke n. A long, bag-shaped fishing net held open by hoops. [Dutch fuik, from Middle Dutch f  ke.] have announced they are providing $4.2 million in
Waste Tire Grants to communities throughout the state to help find
alternative uses for scrap tires.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Tennessee General Assembly The Tennessee General Assembly is the formal name of the legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Organization Constitutional structure According to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, the General Assembly is a bicameral legislature and consists of a authorized the grants in the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991. Counties are reimbursed $70 per ton of tires recycled and are required to provide one scrap tire collection site. Counties may charge an additional fee if the grant is not adequate to cover costs. The Waste Tire Fund, which receives revenue from a state surcharge on the purchase of new tires, supports the tire recycling Tire recycling is the process of recycling vehicles tires (or tyres) that are no longer suitable for use on vehicles due to wear or irreparable damage (such as punctures). grants. The Department of Environment and Conservation Department of Environment and Conservation may refer to:
Beneficial end-use markets include using crumb rubber in civil engineering projects, asphalt paving and molded rubber products, but the majority of Tennessee's scrap tires are used as tire derived fuel. |
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