MEMORANDUM 

TO: Toni Jones, Charlene Spells, Ketan Patel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

FROM: Brian Shrager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kristen James and Jason 

Huckaby, Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

DATE: April 14, 2010 

SUBJECT: Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Clarification Request Summary 

 

1.0 Introduction

This memorandum summarizes the information collected in a follow up survey of 

industrial and commercial boiler facilities burning tire derived fuel (TDF). The purpose 

of this follow up survey was to obtain clarifying information on the composition of the 

TDF combusted at the facility. Attachment A provides a summary table of the facilities 

and their survey response. Attachment B includes the original response from each 

facility. 

2.0 Information Collection

Facilities that selected TDF as a fuel type combusted in EPA’s Combustion Survey (ICR 

No. 2286.01), “Phase I” survey were contacted by Brian Shrager from the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) on February 4, 2010. Mr. Shrager requested that facilities 

indicate which of the following statements was true regarding the TDF used at the 

facility: 

(1) The TDF is chipped tires that have had the metal components of the tires 

removed. 

(2) The TDF is chipped tires that have not had the metal components of the tires 

removed. 

(3) The TDF includes both materials described in (1) and (2). 

(4) Don’t know if the TDF has had the metal components removed. 

(5) Other (please explain). 

EPA received a follow up response from 30 of the 31 facilities contacted for this survey. 
FacilityID Facility Name 2b_Phys_City 2c_Phys_State 3e_E-mail Fuel Survey Follow-up Response

ALIPCourtland International Paper - Courtland Mill Courtland AL russell.foulke@ipaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of ARDomtarIndustries Domtar Industries Inc., Ashdown Mill Ashdown AR kelley.crouch@domtar.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of ARGPCrossett92 Georgia-Pacific - Crossett Paper Crossett AR James.Cutbirth@gapac.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Most metals removed.FLRayonierPerformance Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Beach FL David.Rogers@Rayonier.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Metals are not removed.GAGPCedarSprings Georgia Pacific - Cedar Springs Paper Cedar Springs GA William.Heatley@gapac.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of GAGPCelluloseBrunswick Gp Cellulose (Brunswick Cellulose, Inc.) Brunswick GA jill.holmes@gapac.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of GASPNewsprint SP Newsprint Co. Dublin GA chris.popovics@spnewsprint.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of 

GATempleInlandRome Temple-Inland ( Rome Linerboard Mill) Rome GA KaaBrazier@templeinland.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of 

INConsolidatedGrainandBarge Consolidated Grain and Barge Company, Inc. Mount Vernon IN douglas.vanmeter@cgb.com Tires - shredded Tires are chipped and most of KYNewPage-Wickliffe Wickliffe Mill Wickliffe KY sbk2@newpagecorp.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of LABoiseNewsprintDeRidder Boise Packaging and Newsprint, LLC - DeRidder Mill DeRidder LA SusanWedemeyer@BoisePaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of LAIPBastrop International Paper - Louisiana Mill Bastrop LA moe.marquis@ipaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

Mill is permanently shut down. 

LAIPMansfield International Paper-Mansfield Mill Mansfield LA james.strange@ipaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Metals are not removed.MENewPage-Rumford Rumford Mill Rumford ME ann.mckeon-ruediger@newpagecorp.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of MESDWarrenSomerset S.D. Warren Company - Somerset Operations Skowhegan ME Kimberly.Hibbard@sappi.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Most tires are chipped and mo

MEVersoPaper Verso Paper Corp Bucksport Mill Bucksport ME joe.lynch@versopaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of MNVersoPaper Verso Paper Corp. - Sartell Mill Sartell MN tom.stinson@versopaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of MOUofMissouri University of Missouri (MU) Power Plant Columbia MO kasperm@missouri.edu Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Metals are not removed.

MSGeorgiaPacificMonticello Georgia-Pacific Monticello Mill Monticello MS trjones@gapac.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of MSIPVicksburg International Paper-Vicksburg Mill Redwood MS john.adams@ipaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of NCEPCORRoxboro EPCOR USA North Carolina LLC - Roxboro Roxboro NC tmcdaniel@epcorusa.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

From Epcor website, TDF has bounced.

NCEPCORSouthport EPCOR USA North Carolina LLC - Southport Facility Southport NC gwagoner@epcorusa.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

From Epcor website, TDF has bounced.

NEADMCornProcessingColumbus ADM Corn Processing Columbus Columbus NE robert_bauer@admworld.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

No response. Facility was nevebounced.

NYBlackRiverGen Black River Generation, LLC Fort Drum NY TheresaBeddoe@blackrivergeneration.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Metals are not removed.OHAkronThermalEnergy Akron Thermal Energy Corporation Akron OH rpucak@akronthermal.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

Facility now owned by the city ochipped and most of the metals 

ORSPNewsprint SP Newsprint Co., LLC - Newberg Mill Newberg OR stan.miller@spnewsprint.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of SCBowaterCoatedPaper Bowater Coated Paper Division Catawba SC dale.herendeen@abitibibowater.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

96% metal free. Tires are chipremoved.

SCInternationalPaperEastover International Paper Eastover Mill Eastover SC john.baker1@ipaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of 

SCIPGeorgetown International Paper - Georgetown Mill Georgetown SC gary.weinreich@ipaper.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of 

TNBowaterNewsprint Bowater Newsprint - Calhoun Operations Calhoun TN nick.nixon@AbitibiBowater.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of 

WIThilmanyLLC Thilmany, LLC Kaukauna WI Thomas.Jayne@thilmany.com Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Tires are chipped and most of 

Appendix A - EPA "Phase 1" Combustion Survey ICR TDF followup 
Appendix B - Original Response from Each Facility