Tire Recycling, Cleanup, and Enforcement Grants

CalRecycle’s tire grant programs encourage activities that promote reducing the number of waste tires going to landfills for disposal and eliminating the stockpiling of waste tires.

Activities include tire pile cleanup and enforcement, market development, and demonstration projects. Revenue for the grants is generated from a tire fee on each new tire sold in California.

The following grant programs have been offered, though not all are accepting applications at this time. 

  • Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grants
    This grant program provides funding to local governments for the cost of collection, removal, transportation, recycling, and disposal of California waste tires from illegal tire piles and areas where illegal dumping has occurred along public rights-of-way.
  • Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grants
    This grant program provides funding to local governments to hold date-specific events for the public to recycle their waste tires at convenient locations.
  • Rubberized Pavement (TRP) Grant Program
    The Rubberized Pavement Grant Program, formerly called the Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Grant Program, provides assistance to local governments to fund rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC) projects including hot mix and chip seal.
  • Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
    This grant program provides assistance to local governments utilizing tire-derived aggregate as an alternative to conventional lightweight aggregates in civil engineering projects.
  • Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant Program
    This grant program provides funding to certain entities for tire-derived products made from 100 percent California generated waste tires. Projects generally fall into one of three categories: agricultural/landscape, recreational, or transportation.
  • Tire Incentive Program
    This grant program provides funding to eligible businesses to use crumb rubber in eligible products or substitute crumb rubber for virgin rubber, plastic, or other raw materials in products. The program’s goal is to increase demand for crumb rubber and promote higher value products.
  • Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grants
    This grant program provides funding to local agencies in California for waste tire enforcement activities

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For more information, contact grants@calrecycle.ca.gov.