A report is due to the legislature on January 1 of each year. Staff from both agencies believe that cooperation can lead to increased use of crumb rubber and tire shreds in various phases of highway construction. Staff has identified regional disparities between the supply of tires and end uses. Stockpiles must be addressed, along with the associated high costs of transport and processing. If these obstacles can be reduced, staff believes that there will be a growing market for the use of scrap tires.
Staff plans to maintain and share accurate data.
End uses will be systematically reviewed for uses that are economically viable. Staff will attempt to identify funding sources for cleaning up stock piles. Tire derived fuels will be studied further, as they use constant supplies. Staff estimates that there is one tire ever year for every person, thus population equals tires.