Comments closed May 22
Oppose Protecting Public Health and Unleashing American Energy by
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- What
- 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.
- Where
- The notice names no place; see the agency’s own words under Case.
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- Decided
- Comments closed May 22, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read May 9, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-05586 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- DecidedMay 22, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read May 9, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 9, 2026.
What the proposal said, and what the decision did
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Affects public lands
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…
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The ground
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