Tyrewise, New Zealand’s first nationwide program for recycling used tires, set to launch in 2023, aims to recycle the country’s 6.5 million end-of-life tires each year. The government is contributing $1.2 million to Tyrewise, which will be run by the non-profit group Auto Stewardship NZ (ASNZ). Tire collectors, manufacturers, car companies and motor industry associations […]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands- based design, engineering and management firm Arcadis has designed a modular railway station platform made entirely from recycled rubber. The low-carbon modular platform system has been launched by UK-based groundworks and civil engineering firm Scott Parnell in partnership with Footprint Civil Solutions and Rosehill Rail. Arcadis acted as design partner on the […]

BRAVA Roof Tile, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wildhawk Investments and  synthetic-roofing manufacturer, announces the launch of Aspire by BRAVA, a line of synthetic pavers made from recycled plastic and tire-derived rubber recently acquired from  Chicago, Illinois-based Azek. Aspire by BRAVA are high-performance pavers that can be used in both ground and roof applications. Committed […]

TDA offers one solution Gregg Matlock, project engineer with Sandman Structural Engineering in Brainerd, MN, had worked with tire-derived aggregate once before when he recommended it as a possible solution for the future site of Concorde Flats, an affordable senior and market-rate apartment building in Burnsville, MN. Matlock had a couple of challenging issues to […]

Project made possible by Waste Tire Market Development Grant In partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Waste Tire Market Development Program, Colorado National Speedway (CNS) is putting new rubberized technology to the test in the demanding Colorado climate on the state’s premier NASCAR track. “We tried to use recycled tire […]

Dropping old tires in marine waters to create habitat was a popular idea before the 1980s. Like other coastal areas around the country, Washington’s waters got their share of these tire bundles, the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) said in a recent post. The well-meaning placement of tire debris turned out to have unexpected consequences. […]

A ribbon cutting ceremony last month celebrated the opening of “Tires to Trails”,  a 2.9 mile walking and biking path inside T.O. Fuller State Park in Memphis, made with recycled tire rubber flexible porous pavement. The project was a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Department of Transportation (TDOT), the City […]

If you don’t know Red Clark, the Oklahoma Asphalt Pavement Association (OAPA) wants you to meet him Red is the president of Asphalt Plus, LLC.  Asphalt Plus is a member of  OAPA, and they are providing dry process rubber (engineered crumb rubber or ECR)  to asphalt producers here in Oklahoma, OAPA President, Larry Patrick said. […]