Boston Mountain, AR Solid Waste District Exploring Deal with Kansas Firm to Build Tire Processing Facility

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): A company converting used tires into fuel has said it wants to locate a facility in Washington County as early as May. The executive committee of the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District’s Board of Directors authorized Robyn Reed, the district’s director, to develop a letter of intent with Jordan Disposal of Galena, Kan., regarding a company facility on the district’s property on Bond Street near Prairie Grove. Representatives of Jordan Disposal met with district staff and toured the property Oct. 5, according to information from the district. In a draft letter of intent, Jordan Disposal agreed to explore having the company build and operate a facility on the property, which it would lease from the district.

During a meeting held via Zoom, Mads Gisselbaek with Jordan Disposal said the company’s Galena facility has reached capacity, increasing from handling about 1,000 tons per year three years ago to about 10,000 tons per year now, and the company wants to expand. He said the majority of the tires used come from the Benton County and Boston Mountain solid waste districts so a facility close to the supply of waste tires makes sense. The company uses the tires to make “tire-derived fuel” used by paper and pulp plants, he said. “We have a buyer for the tire-derived fuel,” Gisselbaek told the committee.

The company laid out a timeline for the project, if it’s approved by the district, in the draft letter. The letter proposes a contract could be finalized and agreed to when the full board meets Nov. 11. If that’s done, site preparation and construction could begin in March, equipment could be installed in April and processing of tires could begin in May, according to the letter.

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