AN ORDINANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION REQUIRING TIRE COMPANIES TO HAVE A MACHINE THAT CUTS UP OLD TIRES, WHICH CAN THEN BE RECYCLED OR LANDFILLED. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ HOPES IT WILL REDUCE ILLEGAL TIRE DUMPING. HE SAYS UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESSES OFTEN HIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE DUMPING. BUT HE SAYS THE PEOPLE THEY HIRE END UP DUMPING THE TIRES IN ALLEY WAYS, DITCH BANKS, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE LOCATIONS.
DE LA CRUZ SAYS THE ORDINANCE, WHICH GOES INTO EFFECT IN ONE YEAR, WILL ONLY IMPACT BUSINESSES IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY.
