West Virginia Code 22-15A-11 – Disposal of waste tires
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(a) The department may sell waste tires collected during remediation of waste tire piles at public auction or to a waste tire monofill, waste tire processing facility or business authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection to accept, store, use or process waste tires.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-15A-11
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-15A-2
- Waste tire: means any continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering designed to encircle the wheel of a vehicle but which has been discarded, abandoned or is no longer suitable for its original, intended purpose nor suitable for recapping, or other beneficial use because of wear, damage or defect. See West Virginia Code 22-15A-2
- Waste tire processing facility: means a solid waste facility or manufacturer that accepts waste tires generated by sources other than the owner or operator of the facility for processing by such means as cryogenics, pyrolysis, pyroprossing cutting, splitting, shredding, quartering, grinding or otherwise breaking down waste tires for the purposes of disposal, reuse, recycling and/or marketing. See West Virginia Code 22-15A-2
(b) If there is no market in West Virginia for the sale of waste tires the department may sell them at any available market.
(c) If there is no market for the sale of waste tires the department may dispose of them in any lawful manner.