A DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

Waste Tires

To view a copy of the waste tire regulations, see Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part VII, Solid Waste - Subpart 2, Chapter 105. The regulations are found on the Department's Legal Division website, and can be accessed at the following link:  Waste Tire Regulations

Waste Tire Pilot Program:

Earlier this year, LDEQ initiated a waste tire pilot program designed to provide municipalities and parishes with additional resources to address unauthorized waste tire disposal.  This program, funded by delinquent waste tire fees collected pursuant to La. R.S. 30:2418(O)(5), will reimburse six parishes/municipalities up to $20,000 per recipient which met LDEQ criteria for project funding such as established limited or absence of funding, operational ability for waste tire management, and public benefit. 

Projects include:  management and disposal of large agricultural tires, operating free to the public waste tire drop off centers, construction of new and improvements to existing waste tire collection centers, installation of effective surveillance equipment including license plate recognition cameras, real-time monitoring camera systems, slow motion-activated floodlights, and installation of effective metallic reflective signage and rock bollards at known areas of illegal disposal.

Since its establishment in 1989, the LDEQ Waste Tire Management Program has played a critical role in ensuring the effective management and beneficial reuse of waste tires generated in Louisiana. This pilot program is consistent with LDEQ’s commitment to supporting municipalities and parishes with resources needed to address local environmental challenges.

For more information, please contact Dutch Donlon in LDEQ’s Office of Environmental Services at Lewis.Donlon@la.gov or (225) 219-3388.

Waste Tire Reports:

Waste Tire Forms:

Waste Tire Processor Application Form (revised 3/26/2018)  Document

Generator Applications

      **NOTE**  Per LAC 33:10535.A.1., the Waste Tire Transporter application fee is now $250. There will be only one fee regardless of the number of vehicles in the service of the transporter.

Generator Documents

Monthly Reports & Logs

End Use Applications

  • Waste Tire End-Market Use Project Request Application (revised 7/10/2020) PDF | Document
  • Waste Tire End-Market Use Project Request Guidance Document (revised 7/10/2020)  PDF | Document
  • Waste Tire High Volume End Use Facility Application (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document
  • Waste Tire High Volume End Use Facility Guidance Document (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document
  • Waste Tire Mobile Processor Application Form (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document
  • Waste Tire Mobile Processor Guidance Document (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document

Recommendations and Requirements for Tire Chips

The following is a partial list of beneficial end uses for tire chips that the department has approved in the past:

  • Tire derived fuel
  • Lightweight backfill in gas venting systems
  • Bulkheads Septic system drain fields
  • Leachate collection systems in new cell construction
  • Ground rubber applications
    • New rubber products
    • Rubber modified asphalt
    • Landscape mulch
    • Athletic/recreational surfaces
    • Rubber modified asphalt and sealants
  • Civil engineering application
  • Tire derived aggregate
    • Drainage aggregate
    • Lightweight fill
    • Landfill leachate collection and removal systems
    • Landfill gas collection systems
    • Septic system drain fields

*Please Note: Each individual beneficial use must be approved by the Department on a case by case basis.