NASHVILLE (July 19)—The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has granted $4.4 million in waste tire grants to Tennessee´s 89 counties for the 2005-06 fiscal year.
The state allocates waste tire funds to counties based on population and estimated waste tire stream, said a spokeswoman for the TDEC. The grants will assist counties with waste tire processing and transportation to end-use facilities, and reimburse them $70 per ton of tires.