Rubber Association Promotes Use of Scrap Tires

Date: October 1, 2003

Source: News Room

In an effort to promote the reuse of scrap tires, tire manufacturers have initiated an effort to help increase markets for coarse rubber. The Rubber Manufacturers Association has created a scrap tire industry ad hoc committee on coarse rubber, continuing a program launched at the 2002 Rubber Recycling Conference, which was sponsored by RMA and the Rubber Association of Canada. The RMA estimates 80 million pounds, or about 6.5 million old tires, were put to new uses in 2001. The new industry committee will seek to dispel longstanding myths about tire recycling, increase markets, and establish voluntary recycling guidelines.
More information: www.rma.org.

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