Auto Tire Scrap Recycling
Auto Tire Scrap Recycling
Here at Cleveland Scrap Cars, a scrap auto buyer that handles damaged vehicle removal, we continue to monitor and report the latest in the auto scrap and recycling news. Our next story looks at the State of Louisiana’s tire recycling program from a business perspective. In the May 12th edition of the advocate.com, Amy Wold composed an article titled ‘DEQ tire recycling program again blasted in audit; undersecretary removed from position’ with the following information: “The past few years for the state Department of Environmental Quality’s Waste Tire Management Program have been difficult, with the most recent being another critical LA Legislative Audit. Problems with the program may have also contributed to the departure of a DEQ undersecretary, Vincent Sagnibene, who had his appointment from the governor withdrawn in April after serving in the role for seven years. This most recent audit concludes that a problem previously outlined by the auditor’s office still hasn’t been addressed, namely inadequate monitoring to make sure tire processors aren’t overpaid.
Under the program, a tire or mechanic shop that removes old tires from a vehicle collects a fee based on the size. Customers buying new tires pay fees of $2-$10 that go into a DEQ Waste Tire Management Fund. The used tires are then collected by another business that tears up the tires & sells them for pre-approved recycling projects, such as for fuel or playgrounds. Once that end-use sale goes through, DEQ pays the processor 7.5 cents/lb. from the DEQ tire fund. The program has paid $71.1M to (6) tire processors between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2014.
There still aren’t adequate controls in place to make sure the number of tires collected matches with the amount processed and paid for, according to the audit. It’s not a new problem. The program still doesn’t have a way to make sure they’re not overpaying tire processors. DEQ responded that they started doing comparisons of tires received to pounds paid, but Davis said the auditors didn’t find that the resulting information was acted upon. DEQ will have a meeting this month with the LLA to discuss plans to address concerns brought up by the report. The full article is available for review at this link: http://theadvocate.com/
It appears that this is yet another example of a government program that is improperly managed, similar to Medicare, Medicaid, the ethanol project and Social Security. This worthwhile project is on the state level, so hopefully they can make the needed adjustments. Keeping tires out of landfills is extremely important to protecting the environment, due to the sheer volume alone.
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