TREADSISSUE 9 | WINTER 2014 | SASKATCHEWAN SCRAP TIRE CORPORATION
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Fees are one way to fund recycling
programs for the products you
purchase. When you purchase an
item, such as tires, the fees cover the
cost for making sure that product
doesn’t just end up in a landfill,
but is responsibly managed. This
includes collection, transportation,
and processing of the item; tasks
which are performed by independent
businesses in Saskatchewan. The up-
front fee, called a Tire Recycling Fee
(TRF) in Saskatchewan, is charged to
the consumer on the purchase of new
tires and is remitted to SSTC which
pays directly for these services. SSTC’s
program helps to rid the environment
from scrap tires, keeping them out of
landfills and maintains a clean and
healthy environment for generations to
come.
In Saskatchewan, the scrap tire
recycling program manages tires
that can no longer be safely used on
vehicles of all shapes and sizes. The
majority of the fee (81 cents of every
fee dollar) is directed towards ensuring
tires are collected, transported and
recycled in a responsible and
efficient manner. Only 9%
of the fee is used to
support program
administration.
A portion of the fee is also invested in
programs such as stockpile cleanup and
community grants.
Compare these numbers to those of
other leading non-profit organizations
and you will find that Saskatchewan’s
scrap tire program is making tire
recycling fees work hard for the
environment and residents of
Saskatchewan.
TIRE RECyClINg FEESWORKINg HARD FOR SASKATCHEWAN RESIDENTS AND THE ENvIRONmENT
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45% PROCESSINg/RECyClINg
36% TRANSPORTATION/COllECTION
10% COmmUNITy ClEANUP/gRANTS
9% ADmINISTRATION
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Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation
(SSTC) is proud to celebrate 15 years
of recycling scrap tires in the province.
Since its inception, not only has SSTC
diverted more than 21,000,000 tires,
but they have removed tires from
more than 300 landfills, removed tire
stockpiles from private property and
farm land in 113 municipalities, and
given back to over 70 communities
through various programs. In addition
to the day-to-day service, SSTC
administers several programs to
recover scrap tires: Black Gold Rush,
Return to Retailer, Be Tire Smart,
Community Demonstration Grant, and
Bike Tire Recycling.
“We have passed many milestones and
changed many things for recycling scrap
tires in our province,” said Don Taylor,
Chair of SSTC’s Board of Directors.
“We are extremely proud of SSTC’s
accomplishments over the past 15 years
and look forward to the future.”
Over 4,000 tires are purchased in
Saskatchewan every day and this
number continues to grow. In a year,
this equates to over 1.5 million tires
- that’s enough tires to span across
the province one-and-a-half times!
Before SSTC, most consumers simply
purchased their new tires and drove
off without a second thought – and
many of their end-of-life tires ended
up in local landfills as domestic waste,
were stockpiled, buried or burned, or
even dumped indiscriminately along
roadsides without much
thought. Consumers have
made this all of this possible
by paying a recycling fee
when they purchase their
new tires; these funds are
then remitted to SSTC. All
revenue generated from the
Tire Recycling Fee is spent
on activities directly related
to the program; including
collecting, transporting and
recycling of the scrap tires.
“It’s safe to say that
SSTC has helped change
the way Saskatchewan
residents view tire
recycling,” added Taylor.
“And, with their support,
we’ve built one of the
most successful and
innovative tire recycling
programs in Canada.”
An anniversary event
was held on November
26 at Quality Tire in Regina to mark the
historic occasion. The Honourable Ken
Cheveldayoff, Minister of Environment,
provided greetings on behalf of the
Government of Saskatchewan.
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Honourable Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister or Environment and Mel Kiefer, Manager of Quality Tire
Don Taylor, Chair of SSTC’s Board of Directors and Honourable Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister of Environment
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For just the second time since 1996, the Saskatchewan
Scrap Tire Corporation (SSTC) is updating the Tire
Recycling Fee (TRF) schedule to more accurately reflect the
cost of recycling all types of tires included in the program.
The changes ensure that our programs remain sustainable
and that we continue to meet our mandated responsibilities
under the Scrap Tire Management Regulations.
The TRF for Passenger Car/Light Truck tires will NOT change
and will remain at $4.00 (Figure 1). To set the new rates,
SSTC worked with independent cost and rate-setting experts
to develop an objective methodology that reduces cross-
subsidization across tire categories, and provides support for
SSTC into the future.
“We are the first tire program in Canada to develop an objective
method for setting rates and are pleased that programs in
other provinces are considering adopting our process,” said
SSTC Board Chair Don Taylor. “Working with the rate-setting
expert allowed us to build a fee structure that is sustainable,
predictable and transparent. This ensures SSTC’s sustainability
into the future, allowing us to continue delivering programs and
value to the tire retailers and consumers.”
The rate changes will take place in two phases, with the first
taking effect on April 1, 2014. Starting on that date, retailers
will be required to remit the new fees. To help prepare for the
change, SSTC has reference materials for retailers and their
customers, available at www.scraptire.sk.ca.
The rate change is a part of a larger shift in tire recycling in
Saskatchewan. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is the
future of stewardship programs, and SSTC and its members
should prepare for - and embrace - this shift. An industry-lead
approach will eventually allow for greater national harmonization
of rates and a potential cost efficiency for consumers - the
ones who pay the environmental handling fees (EHF) that fund
the program(s). By making these changes, Saskatchewan is
better positioned to work within the New West Partnership, the
economic partnership between the governments of B.C., Alberta,
and Saskatchewan. The partnership focuses on key areas for
economic growth in these provinces: trade, international co-
operation, innovation and procurement.
“Retailer Responsibility gives credit where credit is due for
dealing with these aspects of the program, and reflects the
desire of the industry to seek greater control,” said Taylor.
This and other changes are a part of SSTC’s 2014-2018 Product
Management Plan (approved by the Ministry of Environment in
December 2013) that defines how SSTC operates in the coming
years. The first of the plan’s components is to implement the
TRF rate-setting methodology.
The others include:
• Completion of the private stockpile cleanup by 2016
• Recapitalization of the Stabilization Reserve Fund -
mitigating risk and ensuring long-term sustainability for
SSTC
• Shifting to Industry Board and Stakeholder Advisory - SSTC
Board composition will change to more closely align it with
other stewardship organizations
• Education, Awareness, Transparency - continuing with
delivery of these SSTC services
Managing scrap tires and tire recycling in a booming, growing
province has meant an increasing challenge for retailers,
recyclers, and SSTC, which anticipated these challenges in past
program reviews with the Ministry of Environment. New tire
ROllINg OUT RATE CHANgES & RETAIlER RESPONSIBIlITy
SINCE 1998, SSTC HAS DIvERTED mORE
THAN 21 mIllION SCRAP TIRES
FROm SASKATCHEWAN lANDFIllS
RATE
CHANGE
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1,596,886 TIRES SOLD
1360REGISTERED RETAILERS
43.2 Million RECYCLED POUNDS
Equates to 2.16 million passenger car tire equivalents
S S T C B y T H E N U m B E R S | 2 0 1 3 T O T A l S
PlT - PASSENgER CAR / lIgHT TRUCKRim Sizes 8”- 30” $4.00 +GST
mTRK - mEDIUm TRUCKRim Sizes 15” – 24.5” $14.00 +GST
Ag - AgRICUlTURAl TIRES Rim Sizes 24” – 54” $25.00 +GST
OTR I - OFF-THE-ROAD/mININg TIRESMedium Types
Rim Sizes up to and including 23.5-25”$57.00 +GST
OTR II - OFF-THE-ROAD/mININg TIRESLarge Types
Rim Sizes 26.5-25” - 39”$140.00 +GST
FIgURE 1
sales have increased significantly year-over-year, which leads
into the total volume of tires collected, recycled and ultimately
funded by SSTC.
“This is a part of our overall program management plan,” said
SSTC Board Chair Don Taylor. “We know that a fee change is not
something that is easy to deal with for anyone, but the balance
of offering a stronger recycling program is something everyone
can work with and even feel good about.”
If you have any questions or comments regarding the changes
to the program, you can leave comments on www.scraptire.
sk.ca or contact:
Ministry of EnvironMEnt - KiM yEE
PH (306) 787-6124 E [email protected]
sasKatcHEwan scraP tirE corPoration
PH (306) 721-8473 E [email protected]
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After months of rounding up and collecting scrap tires,
Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation’s (SSTC) Black Gold
Rush program is now complete in northeast Saskatchewan.
The program targeted 32 Rural Municipalities, of which 25
agreed to participate; with two cities – Prince Albert and
Melfort and two First Nations communities.
Combined, over 95,656 scrap tires for a total weight of
just over 4.4 million pounds were removed from the RMs
as a result of the hard work from everyone involved! Over
$800,000 was spent on the project, with $66,290.57 of
those funds being given to service groups for their efforts.
Black Gold Rush provides fundraising opportunities to
community groups located in the participating RMs who
wish to help with the program. The Red River Riding and
Roping 4-H Multiple Club located in the RM of Buckland
collected 19,280 scrap tires, earning the group a handsome
$12,853.50, which will be used to rebuild the arena near
Prince Albert.
SSTC’s is continuing to move forward with an even more
ambitious plan this summer, inviting a total of 44 RMs
located in the south east area of the province to take
advantage of this one time, free clean-up. RM’s will be able
to establish a three week period within the months of June,
July and August to complete the round-up.
Visit www.scraptire.sk.ca to learn more about the program
or how to get involved. If you have a private stockpile
of tires that need recycling, please call SSTC’s office or
register at www.scraptire.sk.ca/black-gold-rush.
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BlACK gOlD RUSH UPDATEOvER 95,000 TIRES ROUNDED UP IN THE NORTHEAST
Well….not really but now that we have your
attention, picture this…….it’s dark and gloomy,
people are looking depressed and fearful! They
look like they are trying to avoid getting noticed
and are terrified. Someone is seen running and
screaming, being chased by something. It’s a…TIRE!
First just one tire, then ten, then a whole city full of
zombie tires. The tires are moaning, and destroying
everything in their path. They are polluting lakes,
laying around and piling up everywhere. A family
is being chased by a gang of angry tires and which
follows the family right into be recycled! This is
exactly what you can see in SSTC’s newest video to
promote the importance of recycling scrap tires.
Recycling scrap tires, while not as threatening as
a zombie apocalypse, is still very important! The
analogy of the tire zombie is to characterize the
importance of recycling your scrap tires. No, old
tires don’t bite but, without being properly recycled,
we can miss out on the many benefits of scrap
tire recycling such as crumb rubber and rubber
asphalt. And, after all, they do pose a threat to our
environment, the same way zombies pose a risk to
our lives!
To view the video go to www.youtube.com and search sstc Dawn of the treads.
If you would like a copy of the video to play in your
store, please contact Kelcey Harasen at kelcey.
[email protected] or (306) 721-tirE.
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CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF TIRE RECyClINg AgENCIES (CATRA)EnHancing tHE EffEctivEnEss of scraP tirE
DivErsion anD rEcycling across canaDa.
Each year, tire recycling programs from all over
Canada meet to share information, expertise and
resources to help make tire recycling more effective.
This year was no different, and Saskatchewan Scrap
Tire Corporation was proud to host this year’s Annual
Meeting. Delegates met in Saskatoon on October 1
and 2 and discussed all things scrap tires and were
introduced to new technologies and advancements in
the industry.
APm2014 ANNUAl PUBlIC mEETINg NOTICEDATE: Thursday, March 20, 2014
TIME: 11:00 AM
PLACE: MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Regina SK
Agra Torchinsky Salon
This meeting will also take place via online webinar.
www.livestream.com/scraptire
Stay tuned for further information or visit our website.
www.scraptire.sk.ca
ZOmBIES ARE COmINg
420 - 2220 12TH AVENUE REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN S4P 0M8 PHONE: (306) 721-8473 (721-TIRE) FAX: (306) 721-1585
E-MAIL: [email protected] @SKScrapTire facebook.com/SKScrapTire