N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-1903

§ 27-1903. Waste tire management priorities.\n In the interest of public health, safety and welfare and in order to\nconserve natural resources and to promote recycling and market\ndevelopment for waste tires, the state of New York establishes a policy\non the management of waste tires that states:\n 1. The waste tire management priorities in this state are:\n (a) first, to reduce the number of waste tires generated;\n (b) second, to remediate waste tire stockpiles in noncompliance;\n (c) third, to recycle waste tires into value-added products;\n (d) fourth, to beneficially use waste tires in an environmentally\nacceptable manner, including the beneficial use in civil engineering\napplications; and\n (e) fifth, to recover, in an environmentally acceptable manner\nconsistent with the purpose of this chapter, energy from waste tires\nthat cannot be economically recycled or otherwise beneficially used.\n 2. State government must make an essential contribution to the\ndevelopment and implementation of environmentally, economically and\ntechnically viable waste tire management programs. The department shall\ncooperate with other state agencies, including the department of\neconomic development, New York state energy research and development\nauthority, the department of transportation, the New York state thruway\nauthority and the department of health, to ensure that waste tires are\neffectively managed and used in environmentally acceptable ways\nconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.\n