Californians Against Waste

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Californians Against Waste is dedicated to conserving resources, preventing pollution and protecting California's environment through the development, promotion and implementation of waste reduction and recycling policies and programs.

Help CAW Keep Tires IN Our Roads!

Thanks to your help, a bill to that would recycle used tires and use them to build and/or repair roads has passed the Legislature and is on the Governor's desk. But the bill is opposed by the Department of Transportation, which just doesn't to try a new, better and less expensive way of building roads -- after all, it's your money. We need your help to convince him to sign it

Currently, the state of California annually generates more than 33 million reusable and waste tires. In addition, an estimated 1.5 million tires remain in unpermitted stockpiles in California. Tires that are illegally dumped or improperly stored can pose a serious threat to public safety and the environment. Waste tires can serve as nesting areas for pests and breeding grounds for illness-carrying mosquitoes, and can catch fire and release toxic smoke.

There is a better way. In Arizona, 85 percent of all highway projects contain rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC). RAC has proven to be environmentally friendly and cost effective. RAC makes longer-lasting surfaces that resist reflective cracking, reduce need for maintenance, decrease road noise, and are highly skid-resistant.

Please modify or send as is the email on this page to Governor Schwarzenegger. Ask him to sign Assembly Bill 338 (Levine) and lets put the tires back in our roads.

September 02, 2010

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I am writing to urge you to sign Assembly Bill 338 (Levine), currently on your desk awaiting your consideration.

An estimated 1.5 million tires remain in unpermitted stockpiles in California.  Tires that are illegally dumped or improperly stored can pose a serious threat to public safety and the environment.  Waste tires can serve as nesting areas for pests and breeding grounds for illness carrying mosquitoes, and can catch fire and release toxic smoke.

AB 338 seeks to increase the usage of rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC) by the California Department of Transportation by requiring the use of asphalt containing crumb rubber from California-generated tires in 15 percent  of all state highway construction or repair projects. Properly implemented, this would remove nearly all discarded tires from the waste stream, reducing stockpiles of waste tires and preserving landfill space.

In Arizona, 85 percent of all highway projects contain RAC.  RAC has proven to be environmentally friendly and cost effective.  RAC makes longer-lasting surfaces that resist reflective cracking, reduce need for maintenance, decrease road noise, and are highly skid-resistant.

I strongly urge your signature on AB 338.  Thank you in advance for you consideration.

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