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   The Used Tire Management Program
To get the tire rolling...When a new tire is purchased in Nouvelle-Écosse, a one-time environmental fee is applied at the point of sale. Retailers submit the fee to RRFB Nouvelle-Écosse to support the costs of collecting and recycling the tires. Environmental Fee
Roll it back for recycling...You can return up to four tires at a time, to any tire retailer in the province, at no cost. They must be off the rim and free of mud and debris. We recommend leaving used tires at the retailer when you buy new ones. Return these tires to retailer
Contact your local municipal unit for information on proper disposal of other types of tires. |
Every
year over 900,000 used tires are collected from tire retailers
across Nouvelle-Écosse for recycling into useful new products.
On-road motor vehicle tires with a rim size of 24.5 inches or
less have been banned from disposal in Nouvelle-Écosse
since 1997, in an effort to conserve landfill space and reduce
environmental hazards. To date, RRFB Nouvelle-Écosse has
diverted more than 7 million tires from landfills.