Recycled rubber materials produced in collaboration with Mitsubishi Chemical Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has adopted circular carbon black in the mass production of Dunlop-branded tires for the first time. The SRI group said it has been incorporating resource-circulating carbon black in some mass-produced passenger car tires at its production facility in Miyazaki, Japan, since November, […]

Equipment and processing upgrades are expected to create an additional 3,300 tons of recycled product Pittsburgh-based Liberty Tire Recycling has announced a $1.4 million equipment upgrade at its facility in Cameron, North Carolina. The company says the state’s commitment to sustainability fund its scrap tire program made this investment possible. The new equipment will increase […]

Increased recycling fee and new tire fee beginning January 1, 2026 The Maryland Comptroller has submitted amendments to the regulations governing Maryland’s tire recycling fee and new tire fee. The tire recycling fee increases to $1.00 from $0.80 on the first retail sale of a new tire in the state. Maryland will also implement a […]

From parking lots to construction sites to municipal streets, RubberForm proves that safety and sustainability can—and should—go hand in hand “Thank God I did not give up during the Great Recession of 2008.” That sentence still defines my journey, Bill Robbins, Founder and CEO, RubberForm Recycled Products said. Twenty years ago, Robbins took a chance […]

Continental has partnered with the Technical University (TU) of Braunschweig to develop an innovative method for analyzing tire wear. This method uses a specially adapted vacuum device mounted behind a drive wheel, which, together with advanced particle sensors, collected particles as they were emitted, allowing researchers to determine the origin of even the finest airborne […]

Genan has announced that its Genan Road+ Premixed product now has an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Genan Road+Premixed, is a high-performance, single-component rubber modifier for asphalt and bitumen in road construction consisting of a premixed combination of high-quality recycled rubber powder from end-of-life tires and Vestenamer®, a polymer from specialty chemical company Evonik. This mixture […]

Atlanta is moving quickly to get its streets ready for next summer’s FIFA World Cup, and a new pilot project downtown is testing a rubber-modified asphalt mix The Atlanta Transportation Commission has partnered with the University of Georgia, Liberty Tire Recycling, and clean infrastructure nonprofit The Ray to launch its first rubber-modified asphalt project. The […]

A main objective of a new research project underway at Michigan Tech is to test the effectiveness of TDA Blocks as a filtration medium for stormwater runoff Professor Zhanping You, Michigan Tech University and Dewayne Rodgers, Claire County, Michigan, are investigating the potential of capturing stormwater first flush contaminants like microplastics and 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q) using […]