Approve pilot project to burn tires: Kruger

A paper company in western Newfoundland is moving ahead with a plan to burn shredded rubber tires as fuel at its mill in Corner Brook.

Kruger has registered its plan with the provincial environment department.

The company will hold public meetings in Corner Brook in November

The ideaof burning old tires at the millwas rejected five years ago when critics said itwill create toxic emissions.

Proponents argue it would help the province get rid of more than two million used tires now stored in the woods near Placentia. For years, the province has been looking for an environmently-friendly way to get rid of them.

The environment minister has until December 12th to decide on Kruger's application.