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USED TIRE INTERN., INC. v. DIAZ-SALDANA

Nos. 97-2347, 97-2348.

155 F.3d 1 (1998)

USED TIRE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Manuel DIAZ-SALDAÑA, Defendant, Appellee. USED TIRE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Manuel DIAZ-SALDAÑA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia Roger-Stefani, Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Solicitor General, and Edda Serrano-Blasini, Deputy Solicitor General, Federal Litigation Division, Puerto Rico Department of Justice, were on brief, for appellant.

Joan S. Peters, with whom Andrés Guillemard-Noble and Nachman, Guillemard & Rebollo were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

In an effort to attack the mounting problem of solid waste disposal, the Puerto Rico legislature in 1996 enacted the Tire Handling Act, also known as Law 171. This act establishes a comprehensive scheme for the handling and disposal of used tires. Among other things, it requires tire vendors to accept customers' used tires at no extra charge for processing or disposal, prohibits the burning of tires and depositing of tires in landfills...

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