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 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.