TEA Uncovers Ontario Plan to Burn Used Tires

September 24, 2004

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is considering a plan that will see used tires burned, instead of recycled. TEA was recently leaked the confidential proposal, which being submitted to the Minister by the Waste Diversion Organization, an armslength government advisory board charged with diverting Ontario's waste.

Click here for TEA's press release.

Click here for TEA's backgrounder on the impacts of burning tires, the highlights of the tire burning proposal, and recommendations for tire recycling.

Click here for a copy of the confidential proposal.