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scrept.bacPage 25a <br /> process and remove unnecessary red tape that becomes a <br /> dis-incentive to the development of innovative technologies . <br /> Performance testing should be put on a fast-track. <br /> The public needs to be better educated on the effects of <br /> waste tires on the environment and the technologies that are best <br /> suited to cleaning up the problem. Recently, a cement plant near <br /> Santa Cruz, CA applied for a permit to use tires but gave up <br /> because of the cost of fighting environmentalists . The cost for <br /> air pollution control equipment can be substantial . The pollution <br /> control equipment at Oxford Energy Company in Modesto, CA, which <br /> burns 5 million tires a year and sells the energy to PG&E, cost <br /> Oxford $7 million. <br /> Since the government already provides incentives to those <br /> who reduce pollution or conserve energy, why not offer subsidies <br /> or tax incentives to the tire recycling industry? In return, the <br /> industry would be required to utilize the huge energy source tied <br /> up in the existing scrap tire stockpiles . The use of scrap tires <br /> for energy and as a raw material for cement would provide double <br /> benefits . It would reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and <br /> cleanup a major environmental blight that is a potential threat <br /> to public health and safety. <br /> Information On Tire Fires <br /> An excellent source of information on tire fires is the <br /> publication "Rings of Fire" prepared by the Office of State Fire <br /> Marshall . It provides useful information on fire prevention, fire <br /> suppression and environmental impacts of scrap tire piles . <br /> The CIWMB Tire Recycling Program Annual Report provides <br /> information on used tire markets and estimates of used tire <br /> generation, consumption and disposal in California. The report <br /> also provides information on the tire recycling grants and <br /> contracts program and summarizes the latest technical research <br /> and development projects . <br /> TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> I . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br /> II . Summary of Events <br /> A. Site Conditions and Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 <br /> 1 . Situation <br />