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Stockpiles

New legislation bans stockpiling and will clean up existing stockpiles by end of year 2008. Burning and landfilling are now banned by legislation. In order to stockpile tires, permits and bonds are required.

The objective of the program is to empty 12 large and 674 small private stockpiles with 25 million PTEs accumulated in storage sites in Quebec by 2008 and to make the tires accessible to recycling and reclaiming companies. By implementing this program, the Government of Québec aims to eliminate the environmental problems stemming from storage – at lesser cost. The program has been set up with a view to fostering partnerships with all public and private players and to limiting the need for government-directed interventions.

As of July 1, 2006, seven large and 644 small sites, totalling over 22 million PTEs had been cleaned up.