Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-711.400 - Waste Tire Prohibitions

(1) No person may maintain a waste tire site unless such site is an integral part of a permitted waste tire processing facility, except as provided in rule 62-711.500, F.A.C. For the purpose of this rule, "an integral part of a waste tire processing facility" means the waste tire site is on the same property as the processing facility.

(2) No person shall dispose of waste tires except at a permitted solid waste management facility which includes any facility permitted by the Department for the disposal of waste tires. Collection or storage of waste tires at a permitted waste tire processing facility or waste tire collection center prior to processing or use does not constitute disposal, provided that the collection and storage complies with rule 62-711.540, F.A.C. Collectors are advised that it has been the experience of the Department that local law enforcement officers frequently prosecute persons who illegally dispose of waste tires under section 403.413, F.S.

(3) Whole waste tires may not be disposed of in a landfill. Waste tires that have been cut into sufficiently small parts may be disposed of or used as initial cover at a permitted landfill.

(a) For use as initial cover, a sufficiently small part means that 70 percent of the waste tire material is cut into pieces of 4 square inches or less and 100 percent of the waste tire material is 32 square inches or less.

(b) For purposes of disposal, a sufficiently small part means that the tire has been cut into at least eight substantially equal pieces. Any processed tire which is disposed of in a landfill and which does not meet the size requirement of subsection (a), above, must receive initial cover, as defined in subsection 62-701.200(53), F.A.C., once every week.

(4) No person shall store waste tires unless the waste tires are:

(a) Collected and stored at a permitted waste tire collection center;

(b) Collected and stored before processing at a waste tire site which is an integral part of a permitted waste tire processing facility;

(c) Collected and stored before processing and recycling or disposal in a permitted solid waste management facility, or

(d) Collected and stored at a facility exempted under rule 62-711.300, F.A.C.

(5) No person may contract with a waste tire collector for the transportation, disposal, or processing of waste tires unless the collector is registered with the Department or exempt from registration requirements. Any person contracting with a waste tire collector for the transportation of more than 25 waste tires per month from a single business location shall maintain records for that location and make them available for review by the Department or by law enforcement officers. These records shall contain the date when the tires were transported, the quantity of tires, the registration number of the collector, and the name of the driver.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-711.400

Rulemaking Authority 403.704, 403.717 FS. Law Implemented 403.717 FS.

New 2-19-89, Amended 11-7-90, 9-8-92, 2-28-94, Formerly 17-711.400, Amended 3-22-00.

New 2-19-89, Amended 11-7-90, 9-8-92, 2-28-94, Formerly 17-711.400, Amended 3-22-00.