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| Full Document: |  |
| Title: | DISPOSAL OF SCRAP TIRES FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. RECALL |
| RCRA Online Number: | 14498 |
| Date: | 11/09/2000 |
| To: | Santorum |
| From: | Cotsworth |
| Organization of Recipient: | U.S. Senate |
| Description: | Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has estimated that the recall will affect 6.5 million tires. A majority of recalled tires are being shredded and beneficially reused as fuel or recycled as crumb rubber. Over 270 million scrap tires are generated per year in United States. |
| Regulatory Citation(s) : | NA  |
| Statutory Citation(s): | NA Read US Code 42, Chapter 82 |
| Topic(s): | Municipal Solid Waste; Nonhazardous Waste; Recycling |