Since its inception in 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its affiliates and partners have properly disposed of over one-million scrap tires. The tires were collected from Pennsylvania’s roads, waterways, parks, trails and remote areas during locally coordinated cleanups or collected at one-day recycling events and permanent drop-off locations. “Reaching this significant milestone took three decades […]

K.B. Industries, Inc (KBI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantic Wind & Solar, Inc., has announced the formation of its new Sustainable Divisions to increase the beneficial use of waste and scrap materials in sustainable products and applications. Clearwater, Florida-based KBI developed and manufactures Flexi-Pave flexible porous paving using a mix of recycled tire rubber granules, […]

Manufacturing moves to Ohio but Barclay name remains The Biehn Family, Ohio-based investors in multiple industrial companies, has acquired Barclay Roto-Shred, Inc., a Stockton, California based OEM tire shredder manufacturer. Barclay Roto-Shred will operate under the name Barclay Roto-Shred, LLC, the companies said. CEO Chuck Biehn said the company has worked with Barclay Roto-Shred and […]

Partnership of experience and innovation is sure to be a game-changer for sustainable green railroad construction Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad services contractor EnviroRail recently took the first step in changing the future of railroad-maintenance construction by licensing Mechanical Concrete®, a concentrated aggregate confinement technology that rebuilds the railroad foundation. Most road foundations, including railroad foundations, are […]

The potential European ban on rubber crumb infill has drawn keen interest from owners, manufacturers, and suppliers seeking measures that can mitigate infill migration. Even if a ban is implemented, there is already a requirement — EN 17519:2020 Surfaces for Sports Areas, Synthetic Turf Sports Facilities Guidance on How to Minimize Infill Dispersion into the […]

Lebanon, PA- based Regupol reports flooring sales hit all-time high in wake of Coronavirus Sports and athletic flooring products manufacturer, Regupol US said it increased production of its REGUPOL Aktiv & REGUPOL AktivLok flooring lines in 2020 to meet the growing demand of the home fitness market. With most gyms closed or having limited access […]

Researchers from Australia’s RMIT (formerly Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) have developed a new method for casting prefabricated concrete products made with rubber tires and construction and demolition waste that are up to 35 percent stronger than traditional concrete. School of Engineering Professor Yufei Wu who led the development of the Rubberized Concrete Processing Technology […]

Golf is unlike most other sports in that it does not involve a standard playing field or arena. Instead, golf utilizes the landscape and for that reason forms an intimate relationship with the environment. This relationship between golf courses and the environment has become a priority in the golf industry, according to “An Environmental Approach […]