SCRAP TIRE BUY-BACK PROGRAM
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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.
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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
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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:
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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
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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
Any Way You Can …
Any Way You Can …
Any Way You Can …
Planning Details
• Promotion and awareness
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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
Scrap Tire Buy Back Event 9/21/14
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568
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# Customers
400
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116
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78
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42
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Results
How Did You Hear About The Event?
9.60%
TV
Newspaper
29.25%
28.09%
Flyer
21.62%
9.60%
1.85%
Radio
Word of Mouth
Other
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
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After
Tire Index Survey
Abandoned tire shop
West Third St.
Before
After
Challenges
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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=dLUdu
aLmc6w
John Woodman
Montgomery County Environmental Services
woodmanj@mcohio.org
(937) 781-3061
www.mcswd.org