Tire Management

Used and Waste Tire Haulers

State law requires every person who transports 10 or more used/waste tires to hold a valid waste tire hauler registration. The law also requires compliance with the provisions of the used and waste tire manifest program. Effective January 1, 2006, all registered waste tire haulers must possess copies of the Comprehensive Trip Log form during the transportation of used/waste tires and transport the tires only to authorized facilities. State law requires persons receiving 10 or more used/waste tires from unregistered haulers to report the hauler to CalRecycle.

• NEWS-LINE Newsletter
• Registration
• Manifest System
• Search for Haulers in your area 
• Amnesty Program
• Enforcement
• Investigation of Complaints
• Public Hauling

NEWS-LINE

CalRecycle's NEWS-LINE newsletter is sent out periodically to all registered haulers. Read the current issue of NEWS-LINE to find out about enforcement activities, new legislation, revised regulations affecting haulers, and recent legal cases. Stay in touch by reading news that focuses on the waste tire hauling industry.

Waste Tire Hauler Registration

Statute requires annual used/waste tire hauler registration which is valid through the calendar year (December 31). Persons intending to become waste tire haulers must register prior to hauling used or waste tires. Since the January 1, 1995 implementation date, approximately 6,000 waste tire hauling vehicles have been registered annually. Information on each of these haulers is maintained in the Waste Tire Hauler database.

Registration requires the completion of a waste tire hauler registration application, CalRecycle Form 60 (download below). There is no fee to apply for a waste tire hauler registration. However, the applicant must purchase a surety bond for the amount of $10,000. The waste tire hauler surety bond, CIWMB Form 61 (download below), must be submitted with the application for waste tire hauler registration. CalRecycle has compiled a list of companies that are willing to write bonds for registering waste tire haulers.

• Registration Application, CalRecycle 60 (Updated 4/22/10) (Fillable PDF, 628 KB | MS Word, 55 KB)
• Surety Bond, CIWMB 61 (Updated 4/22/10)  (Fillable PDF, 523 KB | MS Word, 30 KB)

If you are a Commercial Carrier and wish to obtain a Back-Haul Exemption from the waste tire hauler registration requirements, you may complete the form below and submit it to CalRecycle. This exemption is only for hauling used or waste tires on the return trip of a destination load. The Commercial Carrier is still required to manifest loads of 10 or more used or waste tires within California borders.

• Application For Agricultural/Common Carrier Exemption Letter, CalRecycle 241 (Updated 4/22/10) (Fillable PDF, 614 KB | MS Word, 33 KB)

Temporary Registration of Alternate Vehicles

The Waste Tire Hauler Registration Application, CalRecycle 60 (see above), includes a request for a temporary certificate for the use of an alternate tire-hauling vehicle. The waste tire hauler registration must be current for the year in order to obtain a temporary certificate. If the registration is current, CalRecycle may issue a single temporary registration certificate, specifically assigned to the registered waste tire hauler. This certificate will bear the hauler's company name, address, registration number, and the year the certificate is valid, and will not be transferable to any other party.

Below is the Waste Tire Hauler Notification of Use of Temporary Registration Certificate which needs to be completed within two days of the use of an alternate tire-hauling vehicle.

• Notification of Use of Temporary Registration Certificate, CalRecycle 682 (Updated 4/22/10) (Fillable PDF, 521 KB | MS Word, 34 KB)

Waste Tire Hauler Manifest System

Effective July 1, 2003, all waste tire generators, haulers, and end use facilities must comply with the California Uniform Waste And Used Tire Manifest System.

As of January 1, 2006, the form requirements for the program have changed. Haulers now must carry completed copies of the Comprehensive Trip Log (CTL) form (CIWMB 203) when hauling waste or used tires. Haulers can now order CTL forms, free of charge, on line, by phone, or mail.

Manifest (CIWMB 647) and tire trip logs (CIWMB 648) may no longer be used.

Waste Tire Hauler Amnesty Program

Pursuant to the Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 42954 (a)(7) Local Enforcement Agencies (LEA) are authorized to issue a one-day exemption for waste tire hauling to individuals that will be hauling waste tires on a one-time basis to a local disposal site or amnesty day event in their jurisdiction. For more information on this program see the Board's letter to LEAs.

Waste Tire Hauler Enforcement

CalRecycle tire enforcement staff, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and local enforcement grantees inspect and investigate waste and used tire generators, end use facilities, and haulers that pose a threat to the public health, safety, or the environment. In addition, CalRecycle enforcement staff and local enforcement grantees are responsible for initial educational visits regarding waste tire manifest system violations. The CHP also provides statewide aerial surveillance of tire piles. Staff may initiate enforcement actions if violations are found.

Waste Tire Hauler Complaints

CalRecycle is responsible for investigating complaints regarding tire haulers or storage/facilities. If you think you have a valid complaint, please complete the Hauler/Storage Complaint form, CalRecycle 683 (Updated 6/10/10) (Fillable Adobe PDF, 147 KB | MS Word, 73 KB).

Print, sign/date, and send the form to us via any of the following:

• E-mail: WasteTires@calrecycle.ca.gov
• Fax: (916) 319-7605
• Mail: to the address on the complaint form