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Read. Follow. Verify.Representative Christopher Taylor proposes establishing an extended producer responsibility program for waste motor vehicle tires in Vermont
Last action · February 12, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on EnvironmentSponsors: Christopher Taylor and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2027, tire manufacturers selling motor vehicle tires in Vermont must participate in an approved waste tire stewardship plan or form a stewardship organization, pay an annual fee, and provide free collection of waste tires. Retailers, municipalities, and certified solid waste facilities may opt to serve as free collection points, and manufacturers must achieve a 50 percent collection rate in the first year.
Tire manufacturers and stewardship organizations must absorb collection and recycling expenses, provide free drop-off locations across every county, and face per-tire penalties or civil actions if collection performance goals are missed.
- Extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws require manufacturers to fund the end-of-life collection, recycling, and disposal of products they place on the market, shifting costs away from local municipalities. context
- Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources oversees environmental protection, solid waste management, and state permitting programs. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Motor vehicle tire manufacturers
Manufacturers must register with the State, submit and implement approved stewardship plans, pay annual fees, meet collection rate goals, and provide free collection services.
Waste tire stewardship organizations
Stewardship organizations assume the responsibilities, obligations, and liabilities of participating manufacturers, administer plans, and submit annual reports.
Retailers
Retailers are prohibited from selling tires from non-compliant manufacturers starting January 1, 2027, and can opt to serve as collection facilities at no cost.
Covered entities
Residents and entities presenting waste tires to approved facilities can drop off up to 12 waste tires per visit at no cost.
Municipalities and certified solid waste management facilities
Municipalities and certified solid waste management facilities may opt to act as collection facilities under an approved plan at no cost.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will residents have to pay to drop off old car tires?
What happens if a manufacturer fails to meet its tire collection targets?
Are small tire manufacturers exempt from these new rules?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Environment
Version history
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Shift to Extended Producer Responsibility for Tires
The bill shifts the financial and operational burden of waste tire management from local municipalities and taxpayers directly onto tire manufacturers via stewardship organizations.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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