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The comprehensive source for information about scrap tires,
scrap tire recycling, rubber recycling and reuse
- One Down, Three To Go
California Governor signs Firestone bill. A tire-free extension
bill and two others await signatures
- Cleaning Up Scrap Tires In Ohio
Less than four years since Ohio began implementing its scrap tire
regulations, state officials say they can account for 9 million
of the 12 million scrap tires annually generated in the state.
November 1998
- Kentucky Tests Amnesty Program
The Kentucky Cabinet of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
is testing a waste tire program in five counties.
- Zone Defense
PSS Inc. introduces a line of highway safety products
December 1998
January 1999
- KTI Moves Into Tire Recycling
KTI Inc., a Guttenberg, NJ-based waste and recycling firm announced
two deals in late 1998 that move the company into the tire recycling
arena and will expand the firm's overall recycling capabilities.
February 1999
- Tennessee Projects Down
Two asphalt-rubber projects for the Tennessee Department of Transportation
have been completed.
March 1999
April 1999
May 1999
- Education - The Key To Asphalt Rubber
Success
A unique and forward-reaching initiative launched by the County
of Los Angeles and the California Integrated Waste Management
Board (CIWMB) nearly two years ago is reaping remarkable rewards
for California communities - large and small.
June 1999
July 1999
August 1999
September 1999
October 1999
November 1999
- New Mats Improve 4-H Show Rings
The Tire Recycling Management Association of Alberta (TRMA), along
with the 4-H Clubs of Alberta is supporting 4-H competitors with
a new pilot project.
- New Patented Process For Solid Tire Recovery
Solid Tire Recovery Inc.,
Toronto, Canada and Huron Recovery Inc., Buffalo, NY, working
in a joint venture, announced October 12 they are launching a
pilot project to convert scrap industrial forklift tires into
recyclable rubber and steel, using a new patented processor known
as the "Stripper."
- Rubber Expo '99
The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society held its
biennial Rubber Expo and International Rubber Conference in Orlando,
FL September 21-24, 1999.
December 1999
- Pan Am Games Use Crumb Rubber
Field hockey players at the recent Pan American Games in Winnipeg,
Manitoba had a cushion of crumb rubber under their feet, and they
loved it. Their field, or pitch, was constructed in part with
rubber crumb from 33,000 scrap tires.
- Tire Shred Report Available
The Chelsea Center for Recycling
Economic Development, Chelsea, MA annouces the publication of
five technical research reports including one on tire shreds.
The reports, which focus on developing innovative products and
technologies using recovered materials as a feedstock, were developed
through the research programs of the Chelsea Center.
- UK Joint Venture Uses Pyrolysis Process
A
joint venture between Beven Recycling and the United Kingdom Atomic
Energy Authority has resulted in a full-scale tire recycling plant
that uses pyrolysis technology to process scrap tires.
January 2000
- Australian Research Yields New Surface
Treatment for Crumb Rubber
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
(CSIRO) Highett, Victoria Australia has patented a new technology
to chemically modify the surface of crumb rubber molecules to
transform it to a reactive ingredient, according to a recent
announcement from CSIRO.
- NY Studies Tire Chip Use in Septic
Systems
Twelve states are using or been approved to use tire chips as
a replacement for stone in septic system leach fields, according
to a survey conducted by the Center for Integrated Waste Management
at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and Empire
State Development.
- Iowa Landfills Apply Tire Chips
A new 17-acre landfill cell is expected to use about 3 million
scrap tires in its leachate collection system when the project
is completed. The first phase of construction which began in the
Fall of 1999 consumed 500,000 tires in three-to-six inch shreds
which were spread over a clay liner on the top half of the cell.
February 2000
- UAE Closes
California Tires-to-Energy Plant
The nation's first and longest operating tires-to-energy plant
closed its doors in mid-January. The Modesto Energy Limited Partnership
(MELP) combusted nearly 6 million tires annually to produce electricity
for about 18,000 homes. Since 1987, the facility has disposed
of over 66 million scrap tires.
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Wal-Mart
to carry Rubberstuff™
A Jacksonville company has gone retail with its Rubberstuff®
product line. American Rubber Technologies (ART) recently
signed an agreement with Wal-Mart to carry Rubberstuff®
a resilient playground rubber safety surfacing made from recycled
tires. Rubberstuff® absorbs impact from falls providing
300% better protection from injuries when compared with sand,
mulch, pea gravel or wood chips, according to the company.
March 2000
- New U.K.
Tires to Energy Facility Uses Innovative Technology
A new energy facility that will use tires as its fuel source is
expected to be under construction in Four Ashes, South Staffordshire
England later this year. When fully operational the Four Ashes
Tyre Burning Waste to Energy facility will consume around 65,000
tons of tires each year and will have a net electrical output
of 15.5 MW enough to provide electricity for about 28,000 domestic
customers.
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PA
Bill Provides For Tax Credits, Asphalt Rubber
Pennsylvania lawmakers bolstered the opportunities for increased
recycling and reuse of scrap tires and scrap tire derived
materials in the state with passage of amendments to H.B.
969 in late 1999.
- Secrets
To Successful Financing For Recyclers
No matter how savvy you are, negotiating the waters of the financing
world can be daunting- more so if you are involved with recycling.
Here are four key points to reduce your pain. Do these things
and you may have the financier cheering.
April 2000
- Recycling
Waste Tires with Ozone
The Czech company PneuDemont, Pilsen has patented a recycling
process which converts waste tires into granulate using an ozone-rich
atmosphere.
- MD Proposes
Four Scrap Tire Related Bills
In what is likely the largest number of bills addressing scrap
tires to be presented to the legislature since the state's scrap
tire law was passed in 1992, four bills have been introduced to
the Maryland Legislature. Committee hearings were held on two
of the measures, while hearings on the others have not yet been
scheduled. All but one are drawing opposition from the state's
tire dealer organizations.
May 2000
- Thin Treatments
Extend Road Life and Budget
In recent years, pavement preservation has become the main goal
of preventive maintenance work for the Rhode Island Department
of Transportation (RIDOT). By using asphalt-rubber repair techniques
and other "thin" resurfacing treatments, RIDOT has been able to
add life to existing pavement and expects to save money on repairs
and labor.
- Scrap Tire
Bales Make the Grade in NY Road Project
In August 1999, the Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities
Division of Transportation (DPF-T) completed the Condin Road project
in which scrap tire bales were used as a road subgrade instead
of the more traditional methods used throughout the U.S., according
to DPF-T Deputy Director Kenneth Smith.
June 2000
- Study Examines
Use of Recycled Rubber in Thermoplastic Blends
It may be possible to develop a thermoplastic elastomer by blending
ground scrap tire rubber with either virgin or recycled polypropylene
(PP), according to a new technical report released by the Chelsea
Center For recycling and Economic Development. The report is based
on research conducted by H.S. Liu, C.P. Richard, J.L. Mead, and
R.G. Stacer at the Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell Department of
Plastics Engineering.
- Magnetic
Shock Method for Tire Recycling
" Recycling of Post-Consumer Tyres with Metal Cord by
Electric Pulse Methods" was presented by Dr. A Bedjukh
during the Ònew technology" forum at the recent European
Tyre Recycling Conference sponsored by the European Tyre Recycling
Association (ETRA), Brussels, Belgium.
- Alabama
Puts Hold on Tire Fee Bill
In what is becoming an alarming trend for tire recyclers, an Alabama
legislator introduced a bill in the 2000 legislative session that
would have placed a $2 fee on all new tires sold in the state
but earmarked the funds for a use other than tire recycling.
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