The MPCA will soon be rolling out a new online service for solid waste permits and approvals. Content on this page is tied to that service and may not yet be completely operational.
The waste tire transporter application form serves as a notification to the MPCA of the intent to transport waste tires. An application must be submitted and approved by the MPCA prior to the transfer of waste tires. Once approved, a Waste Tire Transporter Identification Number will be provided by the MPCA.
Required information
To become a waste tire transporter, the following information must be provided and is outlined in the application above:
- a description of the types of vehicles that the facility will service
- information on how the accumulation of waste tires at the transfer facility will be controlled so that no more than 10,000 passenger tires or the equivalent weight of other waste tires will be present at the transfer facility at any time
- information on the type, size, and capacity of storage that will be present at the facility, designating drop boxes, containers, trailers, or stockpiles
What are waste tires?
Waste tires are tires that are no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
Waste tires are typically measured in “passenger tire equivalents” (PTE). A passenger tire refers to a tire designed for standard passenger vehicles like cars and smaller SUVs. A PTE is used to represent the average weight of a passenger car tire, usually considered around 20 pounds per tire. This allows for larger tires to be converted to a standard measurement and allow for a consistent way to permit the quantity of tires being transported or stored.
A waste tire transporter removes waste tires from a waste tire generator, tire dump, or waste tire facility and delivers the waste tires to another waste tire facility. A waste tire facility is an area where more than 50 waste tires or an equivalent amount of tire-derived products are collected, deposited, stored, or processed. The incidental storage of tire-derived products at the site of final use does not make the site a waste tire facility.