These fees are collected and deposited into the Waste Tire Management Fund created by Act 664 of the 1992 Louisiana Legislature. Monies from this fund are paid to parishes for the cleaning up unauthorized tire piles, to permitted processors for the processing and marketing of waste tire material, and to those requesting funding for approved research and development projects. The current act governing waste tires requires the DEQ to promulgate regulations establishing standards, requirements, and permitting procedures for waste tire transporters, and processors. The Act also requires the Secretary of the DEQ to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing the progress of the waste tire program for the preceding year. A copy of the DEQ's most recent status report can be obtained on this website.
Many states require waste tire fees be collected for the purpose of disposing their waste tires.
This fee is to be collected regardless of whether or not the consumer chooses to retain his waste tire. Currently, over 1800 tire dealers and generators have notified the DEQ that they are operating. This number includes new tire dealers, used tire dealers, and other generators of waste tires. Other generators of waste tires are those businesses or organizations whom through the course of their normal operations produce an amount of waste tires. This classification includes such entities as salvage yards, fleet lines, and certain governmental agencies.