Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)
Waste Tire Enforcement Program
Waste and Used Tire Overview
California generates approximately 33 million waste and used
tires every year, roughly equal to the combined total generated
in Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and Missouri.
The Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) has embarked on
a successful program to regulate the roughly two million
waste tires generated each year in the City. For the past
few years, the LEA has been awarded a
Waste Tire Enforcement Grant from the Deparment of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)*
for the purpose of implementing an educational and enforcement program to increase proper
management of waste tires and to minimize the illegal dumping of waste tires.
*formerly known as the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)
The program is targeted at educating waste tire generators, waste
tire haulers and waste tire storage/collection facilities
regarding state waste tire regulations. The LEA conducts
annual inspections of these businesses and works with CalRecycle
to gain compliance. The Waste Tire Program has been successful in decreasing
the incidence of illegal dumping in the City.
Waste tires and trash are also washed into the City of San Diego
from Mexico via the Tijuana River. The LEA has obtained grants from
the CalRecycle to facilitate clean-up of waste tires in the Tijuana River
Valley. Approximately 5,700 waste tires were removed using CalRecycle
grant funds in the last complete grant cycle.
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