§ 8-660. Place for disposal of tires.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person or tire business to cause, suffer or allow the dumping of tires at any place in the unincorporated areas of the county including, without limitation, in or on any public highway, road, street, alley, or thoroughfare, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, any public or private property in the county or any waters in the county. Notwithstanding the foregoing, residential property owners within the county may properly discard up to four rimless used or waste tires on the curbside immediately in front of the property owner's residence for normal trash pickup without violating this section; provided that such tires are discarded for removal within 24 hours of the property owner's designated day for trash pickup.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person or tire business to cause, suffer, or allow the disposal of whole tires in a landfill.

(c)

Tires shall be properly disposed of in accordance with this article by the delivery and manifesting of tires to an authorized tire recycling facility designated by the county or a waste tire disposer regulated and licensed by the state, pursuant to the solid waste management laws, for the disposal and/or processing of tires. Tire businesses contracting with a tire hauler for the proper disposal of tires generated by such business shall require such hauler utilize a transmittal manifest documenting the pickup and delivery of the tires to an authorized waste tire disposer or recycling facility.

(Code 1992, § 7-560; Ord. No. 386, 10-26-2009)

State law reference

Solid Waste Management Act, T.C.A. § 68-211-801 et seq.