1. U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Program

3.  Sub-Objective 3A. By 2012, develop capacity building materials for scrap tire pile prevention and scrap tire management.  Sub-Objective 3B. By 2012, address recommendations from the 2006 U.S.-Mexico Border Scrap Tire Integrated Management Initiative which defines the principles and actions necessary for sustainable scrap tire management, one of which is market development.  Sub-Objective 3C. When practicable, clean up small tire piles, at least once in each of the four regional workgroup geographic areas. Objective 3 By 2010, clean up three of the largest sites that contain abandoned waste tires in the U.S. Mexico border region, based on policies and programs developed in partnership with local governments. SCRAP TIRE OBJECTIVE

5. Increase awareness and understanding of the U.S.-Mexico Scrap Tire Integrated Management Initiative (Tire Initiative), a scrap tire management framework.

6. Border Legislative Conference

7. Border Governors Conference

8. U.S. & Mexico Border States

11. An on-line network where members connect and collaborate on scrap tire management in the U.S.-Mexico Border.

12. Promote effective scrap tire management by expanding conversations on scrap tire markets, legislation, and management plans.

13. Network with Border residents, community, academia, businesses, U.S. and Mexican federal, state and local governments, and non-governmental organizations.

14. Learn from others and share findings, research, news, tire pile locations, what’s working, what’s not, best practices and more.

15. Have an opportunity to participate in one of the three Border Tire Network Workgroups on markets, legislation and management.

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23. Contact Information: Ellie M. Kanipe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Kanipe.ellie@epa.gov www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder/fora/waste-forum