Michigan Agency Issues Grant Money for Tire Cleanup

The state of Michigan has issued $2.9 million in grant money to 31 applicants to help boost tire recycling in the state.

The money comes under the Scrap Tire Cleanup Program, developed by the state of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality.

The funds are designated for use toward the complete cleanup of tire sites in the state. This funding will completely clean up 28 scrap tire sites; provide funding to remove scrap tires creating fire lanes at the site to improve safety and compliance with state law at 3 sites; and clean up approximately 4.2 million scrap tires from sites across the state.

The grantees have until August 30, to complete contract requirements for having their tires removed and processed in accordance with a DEQ-approved tire removal plan. To view a list of grantees, as well as the amount of grant money click on the following link – Grant Winners

In unrelated news, a Michigan court have found Kenneth Schumacher and Alternative Fuels LC guilty of illegally discarding nine truckloads of scrap tires at private property in Fork Township, Mich.

The misdemeanor charge against Schumacher and Alternative Fuels L.C. stems from an investigation of a citizen complaint about the dumping of partially shredded scrap tires at the Robinson Farms property.

Robinson Farms is operated as a transfer station for solid waste. The charges against Schumacher and Alternative Fuels L.C. alleged that disposal of scrap tires on the property is not legal under state law. Sentencing is scheduled for January 31. Schumacher and Alternative Fuels L.C. face a possible 180 days in jail and/or a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $25,000.