Waste Tires

To view a copy of the waste tire regulations, see Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part VII, Solid Waste - Subpart 2, Chapter 105. The regulations are found on the Department's Legal Division website, and can be accessed at the following link:  Waste Tire Regulations

Waste Tire Reports:

• Active Waste Tire Generators List 
  **NOTE: Generators that are registered eligible with the Department may also have ineligible tires. The ineligible tires must be reflected on the manifest.
• Waste Tire Transporter List
• Waste Tire Processor List

Waste Tire Forms:

Waste Tire Processor Application Form (revised 3/26/2018)  Document

Generator Applications

• Waste Tire Generator Notification Form
• Waste Tire Transporter/Transfer Facility Notification Form

      **NOTE**  Per LAC 33:10535.A.1., the Waste Tire Transporter application fee is now $250. There will be only one fee regardless of the number of vehicles in the service of the transporter.

• Waste Tire One Time Cleanup/Trash Bash Form

Generator Documents

• Waste Tire Generator Guidance (Updated Nov. 23, 2022)
• Waste Tire Consumer Notices (NEW--effective Oct. 1, 2018)

Monthly Reports & Logs

• Monthly Waste Tire Fee Report Form (WT-02) (Updated Jan. 23, 2024)
• Monthly Waste Tire Fee Report Form - Consolidated Accounts (NEW--effective Oct. 1, 2018)
• Monthly Waste Tire Collection Center Report Form and Logs
• Waste Tire Collection Center Logs
• Waste Tire Collection Center Roadside Pickup Log

End Use Applications

• Waste Tire End-Market Use Project Request Application (revised 7/10/2020) PDF | Document
• Waste Tire End-Market Use Project Request Guidance Document (revised 7/10/2020)  PDF | Document
• Waste Tire High Volume End Use Facility Application (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document
• Waste Tire High Volume End Use Facility Guidance Document (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document
• Waste Tire Mobile Processor Application Form (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document
• Waste Tire Mobile Processor Guidance Document (revised 5/6/2016)  PDF | Document

Recommendations and Requirements for Tire Chips

The following is a partial list of beneficial end uses for tire chips that the department has approved in the past:

• Tire derived fuel
• Lightweight backfill in gas venting systems
• Bulkheads Septic system drain fields
• Leachate collection systems in new cell construction
• Ground rubber applications
  • New rubber products
  • Rubber modified asphalt
  • Landscape mulch
  • Athletic/recreational surfaces
  • Rubber modified asphalt and sealants
• Civil engineering application
• Tire derived aggregate
  • Drainage aggregate
  • Lightweight fill
  • Landfill leachate collection and removal systems
  • Landfill gas collection systems
  • Septic system drain fields

*Please Note: Each individual beneficial use must be approved by the Department on a case by case basis.