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Protecting Public Health and Unleashing American Energy by Facilitating Scrap Tire Pile Cleanups

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYFederal Register 2026-05586 ↗

Waste Management Energy Public Health Pollution

The EPA is proposing to reclassify scrap tires burned in cement kilns as 'non-waste fuel' rather than solid waste, which would make it easier to clean up abandoned tire piles by streamlining how those tires can be transported and used. The rule would also update the definition of 'established tire collection program' to cover abandoned tires recovered for fuel, not just freshly collected ones. This affects cement kiln operators, tire cleanup contractors, state environmental agencies, and communities near hazardous tire stockpiles.

In the agency’s own words

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to improve protection of public health and recover valuable energy and mineral resources by designating scrap tires, including previously abandoned scrap tires, that are combusted in cement kilns, as non-waste fuel. In addition, the EPA is proposing to revise the definition of established tire collection program to include abandoned scrap tires that are recovered for use as fuel so they can be managed the same as collected scrap tires. These proposed regulatory changes support several goals of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by…

Federal Register 2026-05586 ↗

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