Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Provide a properly permitted facility, within the County, to receive manifested and municipality waste tires. 2. Conduct operations and process tires as an approved beneficial end use in accordance with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and TCA rules. 3. Weigh all waste tires delivered from Shelby County and the County Tire Program accounts and/or contractors using certified scales. 4. Provide ALL equipment for loading and unloading tires, including trailers. 5. Provide an Annual Report of the weight of tires recycled and the beneficial end use. 6. Provide an Annual Report of the weight of tires landfilled, if any. 7. Accept all waste tires delivered from Shelby County and the County Tire Program Funded Accounts. 8. Accept tires regardless of physical condition. Contamination is defined as tires that contain dirt and or foreign debris that would generate additional manpower and expense to remove contamination before normal processing can be achieved. 9. Accept all tires from the Shelby County Tire Program with or without rims, with no manual handling by Shelby County personnel. 10. Keep all vendor operated tire collection and processing facilities clean and free of debris 'or hazards that could cause damage to County personnel or County owned/operated equipment.
