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Waste Tire Management Enterprise

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En español

Overview

On June 6, 2024, SB 24-123 was signed into law forming the Waste Tire Management Enterprise. The Enterprise is a fee based waste tire management program which provides financial incentives for recycling waste tires into end-use tire-derived products.

Waste Tire Management Enterprise Fee

Beginning January 1, 2026, the Enterprise will collect $1.50 on the sale of new tires in Colorado. These fees are used to fund the following:

Waste tire collection events 

Funds for the collection and hauling of waste tires from residents in our Colorado communities. 

Apply to host a collection event

Market development grants 

Grants to promote, develop and expand facilities and infrastructure of waste tire recycling, increase beneficial reuse, and management strategies for waste tires.

End-users Fund 

Quarterly rebates are available to Colorado waste tire end-users and Colorado retailers who sell Colorado tire-derived products. 

Information about End-user's Fund quarterly rebates

Tire cleanups

Hire contractors to clean up waste tires and tire-derived products that have been illegally disposed of or have been disposed of at a landfill.  

Research and development

Investigate and research the use of tire-derived aggregates in civil applications.

Waste Tire Management Enterprise Board

The Enterprise is governed by a nine (9) member Board of Directors who are appointed by the Executive Director. The Board of Directors represents a broad range of expertise in the tire and waste tire industry and serve terms ranging from 2 to 3 years.

Board meetings

 

Register for February 17, 2026 Zoom meeting

If you have questions or wish to submit general written comments, please email cdphe_wtenterpriseboard@state.co.us

Past meeting information

Board members

Jennifer Ramirez (Chair)
Representing: Waste tire retailer
Term ending: June, 2027

Carl Tatum (Vice Chair)
representing: County representative, non-profit
Term ending: June, 2028

Brandon Wallace
Representing: Waste tire collection facility
Term ending: June, 2028

Rick Welle
Representing: Waste tire end user
Term ending: June, 2028

Shiv Sharma
Representing: Waste tire processor
Term ending: June, 2027


 

 

Ray Grothaus    
Representing: Waste tire hauler
Term ending: June, 2027

John Sheerin    
Representing: National Tire Manufacturing Assn., non-profit
Term ending: June, 2027

Rachel Roussel Diamond
Representing: CDPHE appointee, sustainability
Term ending: June, 2028

Jace Driver
Representing: CDPHE appointee, compliance
Term ending: June, 2028

If you are interested in serving as a board member, please fill out an application: 
Waste Tire Management Enterprise Board of Directors Application

Essential records