DSHW-2025-000547

Site Information
Finalized Yes
Facility Name Liberty Tire Services of Ohio LLC Tire Recycler
Facility_ID SW0308
Facility Name Liberty Tire Services of Ohio LLC Tire Recycler
Street Address 1398 North Beck Street
City Salt Lake City
ZIP Code 84116
County Salt Lake County
Inspection Date 01-28-2025
Type of Visit Routine Oversite
Is the Visit Announced?Yes
40.774249, -111.948315
Weather Conditions 30 and sunny
Inspection Goal To determine compliance with Solid Waste Permitting and Management
Rules, and the Waste Tire Recycling Act.
Facility Contact Michael Simpson is the primary contact.
Participants Alex Milne, DWMRC
Beatriz Avila, DWMRC
Jalynn Knudsen, DWMRC
Rob Jahries, Liberty Tire
Mike Harris, Liberty Tire
Tim Voyles, Liberty Tire
Follow Up Inspection Needed?N/A
Recommended Follow Up Date
Depart Office Date 01-28-2025
Depart Office time 07:00 AM (-7 GMT)
Return to Office Date 01-21-2025
Return to Office time 02:00 PM (-7 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review Yes
Comment The facility is currently working on their 2025/Utah Waste Tire Recycler
registration.
1.2 Annual Report Review N/A
Comment The 2023 Annual Report has not been received.
1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes
Date Submitted: 01-28-2025 03:44 PM
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Comment The 01/24/2023 Inspection Report and Inspection Letter were reviewed. No
compliance issues were noted.
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Comment Michael Simpson is the primary contact.
1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
Yes
Comment Rob Jahries coordinated this site visit.
1.6 Local Health Contacted N/A
Comment The local health department was not notified.
1.7 Other N/A
Comment N/A
2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor)
2.1 Litter 1
2.2 Roads 1
2.3 Gate House Operations 1
2.4 Vectors 1
2.5 Communications 1
2.6 Recycling Area 1
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area 1
2.9 Scavenging Control 1
2.10 Open Burning NA
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
1
2.12 Working Face NA
2.13 Daily - Soil NA
2.14 Daily - Alternative NA
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other NA
Comment (Required)The facility is well secured. Waste tire processing areas are well
maintained. Large areas of final product was observed.
3. Signs Required / Properly Posted
3.1 Operating Days / Hours Yes
3.2 Directions & Procedures Yes
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3.3 Emergency Numbers N/A
3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials N/A
3.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility maintains several signs throughout.
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open Yes
4.2 Training Yes
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Several staff were present operating machinery and sorting waste tires.
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane N/A
5.2 Random Inspections N/A
5.3 Leachate N/A
5.4 Ground Water N/A
5.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility does not have gas or groundwater monitoring requirements.
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on Yes
6.2 Water Run-off Yes
6.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Water accumulates at the base of some machinery. Drains are currently not
functioning. Water is left to evaporate. Excess water is also due to
snowmelt.
7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal
7.1 Special Waste N/A
7.2 Batteries N/A
7.3 Hazardous Waste N/A
7.4 Infectious Waste N/A
7.6 Dead Animals N/A
7.7 Asbestos N/A
7.8 Bulky Waste N/A
7.9 Contaminated Soil N/A
7.10 Ash N/A
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7.11 Sludge N/A
7.12 Other N/A
Comment (Required)This is a waste tire recycling facility.
8. Cover
8.1 Intermediate N/A
8.2 Final N/A
8.3 Vegetation N/A
8.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)This is a waste tire recycling facility. No waste is covered at the facility.
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report N/A
9.2 Gas Monitoring System N/A
9.3 Surface Drainage Control N/A
9.4 Daily Records N/A
9.5 Weight or Volumes N/A
9.6 Intermediate Cover N/A
9.7 Final Cover N/A
9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly
Reports)
N/A
9.9 Deviation From Plans N/A
9.10 Permit, Permit Application,
and Rules Available
N/A
9.11 Other N/A
Comment (Required)This is a waste tire recycling facility. No solid waste is landfilled on-site. No
records were reviewed at the time of the inspection.
10. Monitoring / Sampling / Analysis Records
10.1 Explosive Gas Monitoring N/A
10.2 Leachate Sampling &
Treatment
N/A
10.3 Ground Water Sampling
Results
N/A
10.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility does not have any gas or groundwater monitoring requirements.
11. Special Waste Records
11.1 Lab Analysis Results N/A
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11.2 Manifests N/A
11.3 Treatment Certification N/A
11.4 Paint Filter Test Results N/A
11.5 Onsite Treatment
Documentation
N/A
11.6 Other N/A
Comment (Required)This is a waste tire recycling facility. No solid waste is landfilled on-site.
12. Waste Tires
12.1 Acceptance procedures for
Waste Tires
Yes
12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated Yes
12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste
Tires
No
Number of Tires
12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training Yes
Comment (Required)Waste tires are sorted and processed during operations. Waste tire piles
are turned quick into final products. Several large sacks of final product
were observed.
13 Other Items
13.1 Notice of Inspections Form
Completed and Signed
N/A
13.2 N/A
13.3 N/A
13.4 N/A
Comment (Required)N/A
14. Special Permit Requirements
14.1 N/A
14.2 N/A
14.3 N/A
Comment (Required)N/A
General Comments
Comments This is a waste tire recycling facility. No solid waste is landfilled on-site.
Waste tires are accepted and processed to be turned into an ultimate
product. Ponding of water was observed next to some of the machinery.
Several sacks of ultimate product were observed. Due to the facility’s
processing operation, waste tire piles are minimal.
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DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Alex Milne
Date/Time 01-28-2025
Photos
Attach Photos
View of shredded product being loaded onto a truck.
View of the grapple used to collect waste tires.
View of a waste tire pile containing tires larger than passenger equivalent tires.
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View of shredded products.
Several sacks of final product are located at the facility.
Water has accumulated beneath some of the machinery.
Sheen was observed on the water.
Date Submitted: 01-28-2025 03:44 PM
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