Tire Management Program

 Useful Links

• Rules and Statutes
  • Recycling and Illegal Dumping (RAID) Act
  • Recycling, Illegal Dumping, and Scrap Tire Management Rules (RIDSTMR)
• Scrap Tire Guidance Documents
• Scrap Tire Program Permit Application Forms
• Scrap Tire Hauler Forms
• List of Scrap Tire Haulers
• Scrap Tire Annual Report Forms

Case Studies

All tire bale civil engineering applications projects require a permit from the NMED Solid Waste Bureau.  They may also require permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers, NMED Surface Water Quality Bureau, and local government agencies.  Be sure to contact the appropriate government authorities before starting your project.

NM Tire Bale Civil Engineering Applications (1999 to 2011):

• Agua Fria Landfill Closure Project
• Cerrillos Bank Stabilization Project
• Clovis Zoo Tire Bale Project
• Las Cruces Little Dam Arroyo Project
• Pojoaque Fire Station Project
• Santa Fe Arroyo de Torreon Bank Stabilization Project
• Santa Fe County Arroyo Jacona Bank Stabilization Project
• Sierra County Road BA76 Project
• Silver City Project

Other Resources

NM Tech and NMDOT Tire Bale Research Project

• Handbook: Standards for Tire-Bale Erosion Control and Bank Stabilization Projects: Validation of Existing Practice and Implementation

This study/handbook was prepared by New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Research Bureau.

Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Pavements in New Mexico – Market Feasibility and Performance Assessment

• Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Pavements In NM

This research and report was funded by a RAID Tire Grant awarded to the South Central Solid Waste Authority in FY 2011.