Landfill to recycle tiresWhile North Dakota is one of eight
states with no restrictions on placing tires in landfills,
Dickinson will no longer be burying scrap tires in an attempt to
save landfill space and prevent problems. While North Dakota is
one of eight states with no restrictions on placing tires in
landfills, Dickinson will no longer be burying scrap tires in an
attempt to save landfill space and prevent problems. “We’re
going to send them off to recyclers and it may cost a little
more money,” said Ron Bachmeier, Dickinson chief operator of
collections. “We’ll have to probably raise our rates a little
bit because we have to have our rates to a point where we’re
going to cover our costs.” In 2009, about 10,500 tires were
buried in the landfill, up from about 8,000 in 2008 and about
9,000 in 2007. “That’s all the tires from all the services
stations and everything that gets brought out there,” Bachmeier
said. “In the last few years, it’s gone up about 1,000 tires per
year that we’ve taken in.” Bachmeie