Stewardship
Welcome to the RecycledRubber.ca list of Tire Stewardship Organizations! Here, you'll find a comprehensive collection of trusted organizations dedicated to the responsible recycling and management of used tires. These groups play a vital role in promoting sustainability by ensuring that tires are diverted from landfills and repurposed into valuable products. We are proud to support and collaborate with these organizations as we work together to create a more sustainable future for North America and beyond.
Explore the list below to learn more about the impactful work being done in the tire stewardship industry.
U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA):
​USTMA members operate 55 facilities in 16 states, are responsible for more than 291,000 jobs and have an annual economic footprint of $170.6 billion.
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The U.S. tire manufacturing industry supports more than 510,000 additional U.S. jobs in supplier and induced activities, totaling more than 801,000 jobs nationwide. USTMA advances a sustainable tire manufacturing industry through thought leadership and a commitment to science based public policy advocacy. Our member company tires make mobility possible. USTMA members are committed to continuous improvement of the performance of our products, worker and consumer safety and environmental stewardship.
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TIRE Stewardship BC
In British Columbia, Extended Producer Responsibility is a government strategy to place the responsibility for end-of-life product management on the producer and consumers and not the general taxpayer or local government. In March 2006, the BC Ministry of Environment added tires to the Recycling Regulation.
Tire Stewardship BC is the agency in BC that formed to help producers (retailers) fulfil their obligations and focus on the collection and recycling of tires. To operate a scrap tire program in BC the producers must have a ministry-approved stewardship plan.
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA)
The Tire Industry Association (TIA), established in 1921, is international non-profit association representing all segments of the tire industry, including companies that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. TIA is the leading advocate as well as instructor in technical training of tire service technicians.
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The mission of TIA is to promote tire safety through training and education, to act as the principal advocate in government affairs and to enhance the image and professionalism of the industry so that our member businesses may be more successful. TIA has members from all 50 states and around the globe.
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Tire Stewardship Manitoba (TSM)
Tire Stewardship Manitoba (TSM) is a not-for-profit organization formed to manage the end of life tires recycling program on behalf of tire retailers in Manitoba.
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To manage end-of-life tires generated in Manitoba, the retailer pays TSM a steward-fee for new tires sold in the province. 100% of fees collected go towards the operation of the end-of-life tire recycling program. Properly managed end-of-life tires reduce environmental risk and create jobs and economic development in Manitoba.
Manitoba’s end-of-life tire products are sold locally and internationally. End-of-life tires can be used to make flooring products for agricultural, recreational, and industrial use. They are used for artificial turf fields, rubberized asphalt, blast mats, geo-technical projects, energy recovery and other applications.
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Product Stewardship Institute
The Product Stewardship Institute is a policy expert and consulting nonprofit that powers the emerging circular economy to ensure products are responsibly managed from design to end of life. PSI pioneered product stewardship in the United States and has led the movement for over two decades by convening diverse stakeholders to build extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies, programs, and laws.
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PSI was founded by Scott Cassel, our CEO, who previously served as the director of waste policy and planning for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. In 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) appointed Scott to its Marine Debris Foundation board of directors, where he works on policy, infrastructure development, and innovative technologies to clean up and prevent pollution of our waterways and oceans.
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Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB)
Launched in 1997, the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) continues to support and promote sustainable waste management. We are proud of the progress we have made with the support of our partners and residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. Check out our history and accomplishments by clicking on the icons. You can also read our full story in the below timeline.
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Building a greener province is a team effort. That’s why, in honour of our 25th Anniversary, MMSB decided to recognize 25 Champions for a Greener Future from across Newfoundland and Labrador—businesses and organizations making big strides towards protecting our environment. But 25 features simply can’t cover the multitude of enviro-conscious initiatives in our province—so we’re excited to make Champions for a Greener Future a regular feature!
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Divert NS
Our Mission is to improve our environment, economy, and quality of life by working with Nova Scotians to reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover resources. Our Vision is to lead Nova Scotia to a sustainable, wasteless future.
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Divert NS is a not-for-profit corporation championing recycling in Nova Scotia. For over 25 years, we’ve helped build a recycling culture through environmental stewardship, education, and programming, helping to make Nova Scotia a recognized global innovator in waste diversion solutions.
We are dedicated to the commitment of equity and strive to create a workforce that is reflective of the diversity of Nova Scotians.
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Alberta Recycling Management Authority
Having launched in 1992, ARMA’s tire recycling program is the second-oldest in Canada. Since then, Albertans have stepped up and helped recycle more than 149.5 million tires, diverting hundreds of thousands of tonnes of tires from landfills.
In this program, recycled tires don’t go far once they’re dropped off at a collection site, as they’re processed right here in Alberta.
ARMA-approved processors turn these recycled tires into a tire-derived aggregate (TDA), rubber crumb for top dressing in sports fields, or used as feedstock for manufactured products.
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Island Waste Management Corporation
Island Waste Management Corporation provides waste management services for all homes and businesses through PEI’s Waste Watch Program.
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What better time than the beginning of the new year to reflect on our daily practices and consider actions we can take to benefit ourselves, our communities, and our environment?
For more than 20 years, the Waste Watch Program has been helping to keep PEI’s landscape clean and beautiful… by diverting more than 1.3 million tonnes of materials from our only landfill during that time! By following Waste Watch guidelines, you can ensure that even more materials are diverted from landfill, resources are conserved, and our future is preserved for generations to come.
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Recycle NB
Recycle NB is a unique, province-wide organization driven by a vision for a healthier and more sustainable environment that will benefit you and your children for years to come. Our vision is all about a long-term plan to make our province waste free. We want to protect New Brunswick’s rich resources from materials that endanger the water you drink, the earth you till, the air you breathe. We want to make sure your children and grandchildren have the resources they will need far into the future.
Vision:
All waste materials in New Brunswick are managed in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way.
Mission
To manage waste reduction programs for designated materials and provide environmental stewardship for New Brunswick.
Role
To ensure that materials designated by the Minister of the Environment are managed in a manner that assures a clean and healthy environment.
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RECYC-QUÉBEC
Vous avez une question concernant la réduction, le réemploi, le recyclage et la valorisation des matières résiduelles? RECYC-QUÉBEC est votre source d’information!
Depuis 2015, RECYC-QUÉBEC a le mandat d’encourager la transition vers l’économie circulaire pour préserver nos ressources et lutter contre les changements climatiques.
Comment pouvons-nous, tous ensemble, accomplir cette transition?
C’est par ici!
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Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority
The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority is the regulator mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce the province’s circular economy laws.
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Established in November 2016 to support the transition to a waste-free Ontario, the Authority administers the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA) and the Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016 (WDTA), and their associated regulations.
The WDTA outlines the legislative framework for winding up and transitioning legacy waste diversion programs. The RRCEA provides a new producer responsibility regulatory framework for waste diversion and resource recovery where producers are individually accountable and financially responsible for their products and packaging once consumers dispose of them.
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Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan
The Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSS) is the approved program operator for scrap tire management and recycling activities in Saskatchewan.
The TSS is a non-profit corporation that was established in June 2017 by the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and the Western Canada Tire Dealers (WCTD) to serve as the scrap tire recycling program operator in Saskatchewan. The TSS has operated in the province under a Ministry of Environment approved Product Stewardship Program since January 1, 2018.
The TSS is led by an industry-focused Board of Directors, who receives input and advice from an Advisory Committee and from Industry Working Groups.
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Yukon
You can recycle tires at the City of Whitehorse waste facility. Tires with a rim size of less than 39 inches are free to drop off at the waste facility.
Outside of Whitehorse, you can recycle tires for free at your local waste facility.
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Learn how to reduce your garbage and recycling, what can I recycle and where, find contaminated sites information, find out where to bring your garbage.
https://yukon.ca/en/waste-and-recycling
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​The Yukon tire recycling program is administered by Alberta Recycling.
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA)
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) is Australia’s tyre product steward. It was established in 2014 to implement the National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (the Scheme) and promote the development of viable markets for end-of-life tyres in Australia.
The Scheme is funded by several tyre and auto brands, and over 1,700 tyre retailers, tyre collectors and recyclers, fleet operators, manufacturers, and local councils participating in and accredited with the Scheme.
Together, we work all along the tyre recovery supply chain to minimise waste and increase value for government, industry, businesses and consumers:
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Transforming a waste product into a useful commodity.
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Creating new markets, technologies and employment opportunities.
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Reducing the environmental and social harm caused by burying, illegally dumping and sending used tyres to landfill.
