SCRAP TIRE BUY-BACK PROGRAM

Montgomery County Environmental Services

• Montgomery County:• 535,000 residents• 28 cities and townships • City of Dayton largest jurisdiction member

(141,000 residents)• County MSW Transfer Station includes

recycling drop-off services• Commingled household recyclables,

electronics, white goods, yard waste, HHW, scrap tires

Scrap Tires• All residents of Montgomery County

can recycle 10 tires/year at no charge

• County Jurisdiction members and community cleanups recycle tires at no charge

• MCSWD received over 30,000 tires for recycling in 2012

Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County (PHDMC)

• 77 complaints of illegal dumping investigated (2012)

• Estimate more than 17,000 scrap tires remain illegally disposed (2009)

Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Task Force

• Collaboration between several regulatory agencies and local jurisdiction members

• Created mid-2012

Seeks to improve and protect public health and the environment through

responsible enforcement and comprehensive outreach and education.

• Surveillance cameras at known dump sites• Environmental crimes reporting hotline• Public and Commercial education and

outreach• Full time Environmental Crimes Deputy

January 1, 2013• Training of local law enforcement agencies

Scrap Tire Buy Back Event

• Similar program offered by City of Memphis Tennessee

• Incentivize residents to collect and recycle scrap tires

• Comply with state scrap tire requirements

• Goal to remove scrap tires from the environment

Scrap Tire Buy Back Event

• One day event• $2.00/Tire up to maximum 10 tires• Montgomery County Residents

ONLY• Passenger tires ONLY• Maximum 10 tires per vehicle

Scrap Tire Buy Back Event

• Funding event:• MC Solid Waste District HB 592

budgeted funds• Local jurisdiction budgeted funds• In kind labor – OEPA, PHDMC, MC

Sheriff’s Office, City of Dayton Neighborhood Assistance Officers

Scrap Tire Buy Back Event

• Expected challenges:• Location • Traffic flow and control• Event security (cash!)• Manage large number of scrap tires in

short period of time• Enforce transporter requirements

Location

• Montgomery County Waste Transfer Station

• Large queuing capacity, operational efficiencies, nearby highway access

• Limited entrance points

Staff Detail

MCES Staff 52

MCSO Staff 6

MCSO Inmates 16

City of Dayton Staff 5

OEPA Staff 1

PHDMC Staff 1

City of Moraine Staff 4

Total Staff 85

Public Entrance• Police direct traffic both on and off

site at entrance

• Vehicles queued leading to entrance

Public Entrance

• Team of staff to greet public and distribute awareness packets

• Team of staff to check residency and start ticket

Tire Collection

• Traffic flow

• “Pit Road” concept

Tire Collection

• Unloading

• Staff assigned to each station – continue ticket

Buy Back Cashiers

• Complete ticket

• Cash payout

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Planning Details

• Promotion and awareness• Event promotion – target audience• Media coverage – pre and post event• Information packets for event

Results 2013 2014

Number of Vehicles 1,581 1,925

Number of Unique Vehicles 893 927

Number of Repeat Customers 294 359

Number of Repeat Trips 688 967

Number of Tires Collected 15,488 18,100

Tonnage of Tires Collected 180.80 213.46

Cost of Buyback $29,844.00 $35,547.00

Cost of Disposal $35,027.66 $39,560.54

Number of 40-YD Roll-offs Collected 66

Results

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Scrap Tire Buy Back Event 9/21/14

# Trips

# Cu

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Results

29.25%

21.62%

1.85%

9.60%

28.09%

9.60%

How Did You Hear About The Event?

TVNewspaperRadioFlyerWord of MouthOther

Impact

• 21% Reduction in Monthly Scrap Tire Receipts

• 58% Reduction in Dayton Monthly Scrap Tire Collection Costs

• Beautification/Community Pride• Model Program – Cities of

Jacksonville, FL and Dallas, TX

Tire Index Survey

Vacant lot corner of Pontiac

and Gilmore

Before

After

Tire Index Survey

Abandoned tire shop

West Third St.

Before

After

Challenges

• Operational Costs• Measuring/Quantifying Impact• Long Term Effects• Commercial Customers

Future

• Continue to Monitor Impact• Improve Program Metrics• Next Event Tentatively Scheduled

September 2015

Scrap Tire Buy Back Event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLUduaLmc6w

John WoodmanMontgomery County Environmental

Serviceswoodmanj@mcohio.org

(937) 781-3061www.mcswd.org