"The program changing hands from government to industry is a necessary and welcome development for Manitoba’s scrap tire recycling industry to remain competitive with other provinces," said Brett Eckstein, Tire Stewardship Manitoba executive director.
TSM’s goal is to offer Manitobans a sustainable, effective and efficient scrap tire management program, which will now be more comprehensive.
"A significant change under this program is the ability of TSM to support tire recycling through eco-fees charged on a broader range of new tires that more accurately reflect province wide collection and processing costs," said Eckstein.
An immediate effect of the program will be the launch of a permanent collection of off-the-road tires from landfills and dealers’ yards this spring, which had previously been conducted by the government program on a pilot basis. TSM’s goal is to offer a sustainable, effective and efficient scrap tire management program, which will now be more comprehensive.
A round-up of off-the-road tires will be conducted this spring to launch the permanent collection of off-the-road tires from landfills and dealers’ yards under the new program operated by TSM.
Scrap tires can be a health and environmental hazard. Without proper management, tires can pile up in the landscape creating a fire hazard and breeding habitat for mosquitoes. Manitoba has had a successful tire recycling program since 1992. More than $23 million has been paid to Manitoba processors resulting in the equivalent of 11.3 million tires recycled. (Tire Review/Akron)
