MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Waste Tire Pilot Program is an initiative designed to empower cities and parishes with resources to address unauthorized waste tire disposal.
This program grew out of a series of town hall meetings hosted by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality in 2024.
A total of eight cities and parishes were chosen for funding in Louisiana:
City of Gretna
City of West Monroe
Iberville Parish
Lafourche Parish
Ouachita Parish
Terrebonne Parish
The Waste Tire Pilot program provides reimbursement-based funding of up to $20k per recipient to support local government in combating unauthorized waste tire disposal.
Funding can be used for purchasing equipment, hiring municipal or parish workers, installing barriers, and many other purposes.
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