Waste Tire Management Program
The Solid Waste Policy, Planning, & Special Programs Branch administers the State of Mississippi Waste Tire Management Program. This program involves various aspects of waste tire management including the regulatory program involving permitting and compliance of waste tire facilities; the grants program involving funding for waste tire collection and recycling activities; the waste tire abatement program involving clean up of illegal waste tire dumps; and market development activities for Mississippi waste tire derived products. The following documents provide information and guidance on Mississippi’s waste tire management program.
Waste Tire Guidance Brochure
Waste Tire Regulations
Waste Tire Collection & Processing Contact Information
Above listing is for individuals generating less than twenty-five (25) waste tires or less annually or for businesses generating ten (10) waste tires or less per week. All others should use one of the two lists below.
Lists of Mississippi Registered Commercial Waste Tire Haulers
Application Forms for Waste Tire Haulers
Application Forms for Waste Tire Collection and Processing Sites
All applicants must complete Part I plus the applicable Part II form(s).
- Other forms for Waste Tire Collection and Processing Sites
Waste Tire Grant Information
Waste tire assistance grants may include the following:
- Local Government Waste Tire Disposal & Clean-Up Grants
- Local Government Solid Waste Enforcement Officer Grants
- Grants for Waste Tire Recycling Businesses
- Grants for Waste Tire Recycling Research
For more information and application forms, please see the Grants Information page.
Waste Tire Program Annual Reports
To view waste tire management program annual reports from 2009 to present, please review the Status Reports on Solid Waste Management Facilities and Activities for those particular calendar years.
2008 Waste Tire Management Program Annual Report (Unavailable)
Other Waste Tire Information
- National Lead Free Wheel Weight Initiative
- Guidance for Using Waste Tire Chips for Leachate Drainage
- Scrap Tires: Handbook on Recycling Applications & Management (Pub. No. EPA530-R-10-010)
- Scrap Tire Market Reports (RMA Publications)
- Considerations for Starting a Scrap Tire Company (RMA Publication)
For more information on waste tires visit the waste tire webpage of the U.S. EPA.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Office of Pollution Control
Solid Waste Policy, Planning, & Grants Branch
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225
Shipping Address
Office of Pollution Control
Solid Waste Policy, Planning, & Grants Branch
515 E. Amite St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Fax Number: 601-961-5785
