Legal Opinion
Used Tire International, Inc. v. Diaz-Saldaña
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 14, 1998No. 97-2347, 97-2348PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.
In an effort to attack the mounting problem of solid waste disposal, the Puerto Rico legislature in 1996 enacted the Tire Handling Act, also known as Law 171. This act establishes a comprehensive scheme for the handling and disposal of used tires. Among other things, it requires tire vendors to accept customers’ used tires at no extra charge for processing or disposal, prohibits the burning of tires and depositing of tires in landfills except under certain conditions, regulates the storage and recycling of tires, establishes import fees, sets up a fund for…
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