From: Nancy Alderman
Date: December 13, 2008 5:05:50 AM PST
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Subject: Used tires and Kentucky
The article below shows how the state of Kentucky promotes various uses of their used rubber tires - mainly in places where children play. First Kentucky collects a dollar from every new tire sold - and then they give out the money that they collected from new tire sales as grants to be used ONLY for ground up used tire uses. This is a truly horrible practice that Kentucky is engaging in.
The federal government, under EPA, is responsible for the disposal practices of used tires. The states are also responsible for disposal practices of used tires. Used tires have always been a problem for both the federal government and for states. So Kentucky has solved their used tire problem by pushing them on children.
Thank goodness Connecticut does not do any such thing. Read below for what Kentucky does.
Best Nancy
http://www.kypost.com/default.aspx
The KENTUCKY POST December 11, 2008
State Accepts Grant Proposals
The Energy and Environment Cabinet is accepting grant proposals for projects that promote the use of recycled waste tires for athletic fields, playgrounds, and other crumb rubber or mulch applications.
To a limited degree, the cabinet will consider funding research and development proposals for experimental practices or technologies.
For this grant program year, total funding available for all projects is limited to $200,000.
Applications must be received by close of business Feb. 16, at the cabinet's Division of Waste Management central office in Frankfort.
The application and any supporting documentation must be submitted in order for the application to be complete.
For more information, contact Lisa Evans at (502) 564-6716, Lisa.Evans@ky.gov.
Information is also online at the division's Web site - http://www.waste.ky.gov
Grant funding comes from the Waste Tire Trust Fund, a grant program established in 1998 by the Kentucky General Assembly to receive fees collected from new tire sales.
Kentucky Post
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