Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-580 - Scrap tire
Section 3745-580-09 - Scrap tire conversion factors
Unless otherwise authorized by Ohio EPA, any person generating, storing, or in possession of scrap tires shall comply with the conversion factors established in this rule.
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General conversions |
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25 lbs |
1 Passenger Tire Equivalent (PTE) |
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Whole scrap tires | |
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1 passenger (car or light truck) tire |
1 PTE |
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1 semi-truck tire |
5 PTE |
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1 bale |
80 PTE |
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1 ton or 2 cubic yards |
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1 ton |
80 PTE |
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16 semi-truck tires |
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1 cubic yard |
8 PTE |
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3 semi-truck tires |
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Rough shreds (shred range equal to or greater than 4 inches in any dimension) |
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1 cubic yard |
23 PTE |
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575 lbs |
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1 ton |
3.5 cubic yards |
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Tire shreds (shred range 2 - 4 inches in any dimension) |
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1 cubic yard |
31 PTE |
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775 lbs |
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1 ton |
2.5 cubic yards |
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Tire derived products (particle range 1/2 - 2 inches) |
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1 cubic yard |
36 PTE |
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900 lbs |
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1 ton |
2.2 cubic yards |
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Tire derived products (particle range 1/2 - 3/4 inches) |
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1 cubic yard |
30 PTE |
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750 lbs |
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1 ton |
80 cf super sack |
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Parts of a scrap tire |
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1 whole tire |
2 sidewalls and 1 tread |
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1 tread |
2 sidewalls |
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50% of the weight of a scrap tire |
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1 sidewall |
25% of the weight of a scrap tire |
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4 passenger scrap tire sidewalls |
1 PTE |
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2 semi-truck tire sidewalls |
2.5 PTE |
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1 semi-truck tread |
2.5 PTE |
[Comment: The conversion factors are designed for use in conversions between scrap tire weight, volume, number, or passenger tire equivalents for whole scrap tires, shredded scrap tires, scrap tire parts, and scrap tire derived products.]
Replaces: 3745-27-61
