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In September 2004, TEA issued a Background paper on the environmental and air quality impacts of burning tires, and the alternatives.

The report was written in response to a proposal that would allow some tires to be burnt instead of recycled in Ontario.

Click here to read the background report

The report includes the following topics:

• Ontario’s Waste Diversion Act
• Financial Incentives in Proposed Scrap Tire Diversion Program
• Air Quality Impacts of Burning Tires
• Environmental Impacts of Tire Production
• Recycling Markets on the Increase for Tires in North America