Dive Summary:
- The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will award $1.7 million in grants to clean up illegally dumped tires.
- A total of 23 communities will receive a grant which ranges from $248,408 to $3,200
- “These grants are an important weapon as communities fight to reduce the blight and environmental hazards caused by illegal tire dumping,” said CalRecycle Director Caroll Mortensen.
From the press release
Old tires dumped illegally in open spaces and back alleys throughout California are the target of new state cleanup grants awarded to local communities.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will provide more than $1.7 million for tire removal projects in 23 jurisdictions under its Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program. The grants, ranging from $3,200 for Firebaugh in Fresno County to $248,408 for the Imperial Valley Resource Management Agency, will be used to collect illegally dumped tires and take them to state-certified tire collection facilities.
“These grants are an important weapon as communities fight to reduce the blight and environmental hazards caused by illegal tire dumping,” said CalRecycle Director Caroll Mortensen. “Waste tires are a useful resource when managed properly, and we are dedicated to seeing that as many of them as possible are available for the recycling market.”
Waste tires are recycled into such beneficial uses as rubberized asphalt concrete for paving roads, drainage material for retaining walls and landslide-prone embankments, and even landscape mulch and playground surfaces.
