W. Va. Code R. § 157-8-18 - Individual Tire Collection and Disposal

18.1 Commissioner's Waste Tire Collection Program. The Commissioner may provide to citizens of the State of West Virginia a collection and disposal program.

18.1.a The waste and scrap tires may be accepted at Division of Highways County Headquarters.

18.1.b The county headquarters may accept passenger car and light truck waste tires and scraps.

18.1.c The Commissioner may limit the number of county headquarters accepting waste tires due to funding, space, transportation and staffing.

18.1.d The Commissioner may authorize properly licensed commercial businesses to participate in the collection program.

18.1.e No business or person who has a waste tire pile subject to remediation may participate in the program.

18.1.e.1 Once a person who is subject to remediation has become fully compliant, he or she may then participate in the program.

18.2 Fee For Tires. The Commissioner may pay a fee for each tire turned in.

18.2.a The fee is limited to a maximum of five tires per each quarter of the calendar year per participant.

18.2.b All participants must be either West Virginia residents or West Virginia businesses.

18.2.c All participants must be of legal age.

18.2.d All participants must present a valid West Virginia driver's license or valid West Virginia business permit.

18.2.e The fee for individual tires may be in the form of a voucher or coupon. Cash will not be given.

18.2.e.1 The coupon/voucher value will be determined by the Commissioner.

18.3 Business Limits. West Virginia businesses may upon written approval deposit more than five tires per quarter.

18.4 Large Tires. Tires larger than passenger and light truck tires may be accepted dependent upon space, manpower, equipment and contractual hauling agreements.

18.5 Non Typical Tires. Tires such as ATV, bicycle, and other non-vehicular may be accepted dependent upon space, manpower, equipment and hauling agreements.

18.6 Disposal. The Commissioner may dispose of the tires collected in this section by sale, contractual hauling to an approved disposal site, or other approved means available and consistent with the provisions of this rule.

18.7 Source of Fee. The funds for the collection of individual's private tires may not be from the TRSC Fund or Federal Highway funds unless specifically authorized to do so.

18.7.a Funds from the sale of individual tires collected may be used for the fee.

18.8 Waste Tire Hauling. The hauling of all waste tires collected under this program must be in compliance with the West Virginia Public Service Commission requirements on haulers, WV Code §24A.

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W. Va. Code R. § 157-8-18