P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 8092
The public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico is geared toward reducing the volume of solid waste that is finally disposed of in authorized solid waste disposal facilities by employing alternatives such as recycling and/or using it as raw material that has an economic value within the market. As part of this policy, a program shall be implemented to control the final disposal of tires in authorized solid waste disposal facilities and promote the establishment of tire recovery, processing and recycling systems, thus returning their value to the economy of Puerto Rico through the manufacture of end products, and to use it as aggregate in nonstructural civil engineering projects or fuel. The attainment of free competition in the scrap tire transportation, processing, recycling, export and end-use markets in Puerto Rico is of pressing public interest. This is the way to develop enough participants and demand in such markets with the goal of enabling them to absorb the supply of scrap tires in Puerto Rico. Likewise, the Government of Puerto Rico’s demand for scrap tire products and works shall be promoted.
It is hereby established that for the purpose of allocating the fee provided in § 8093a of this title, and the stimuli and incentives that are created with the revenues generated by said fee, any scrap tire disposal activity proposing the use thereof as raw materials to produce new merchandise in the Island shall have priority and preference.
The following is hereby provided for the implementation of the above stated public policy:
(a) To establish a proper scrap tire management program.
(b) To establish the Proper Scrap Tire Management Fund through the Scrap Tire Management and Disposal Fee.
(c) To promote the creation of scrap tire recycling industries in Puerto Rico through new market research and development.
(d) To promote the development of markets in Puerto Rico that use scrap tires by-products as raw material.
(e) To establish controls for the storage of scrap tires.
(f) To establish penalties for noncompliance with this chapter.
(g) To foster the construction of public works by the Government of Puerto Rico with construction materials made from scrap tire by-products from Puerto Rico, insofar as said public works are financially feasible should the necessary technology exist.
(h) To ensure free competition in the scrap tire transportation, processing, recycling, export, and end-use markets in Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 3, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 2.