Recycled pour-in-place rubber provides a smooth surface to aid in mobility and offers a soft cushion for injury prevention An upgraded Wellness Park in Sidney has a new rubberized surface made from 744 recycled BC scrap tires. The Town of Sidney received a grant from TSBC in the Spring of 2022, valued at $17,171, to […]

First performance vinyl tile, Heritage Motivate, has reclaimed tire rubber base layer The future of performance vinyl tile (PVT) has arrived with the introduction of Heritage Motivate, a new high-performance and visually stunning flooring surface from Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into high-performance products that make people’s lives better. The first PVT offering […]

During a tour of RubberForm Recycled Products manufacturing facility in Lockport, NY last month, U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, (NY-24) highlighted her recent reintroduction of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act in the new Congress. According to Tenney, subsidized companies outside the United States are undercutting U.S. manufacturers in the marketplace, creating instances of unfair […]

SmartMIX helps owners achieve sustainability goals, recycles tires and reduces life cycle costs In the fall of 2022, IMC Outdoor Living, a division of Liberty Tire Recycling, paved two outdoor storage and parking areas with asphalt pavement using the SmartMIX technology developed by Liberty. The lots were located at IMC facilities in Mosinee, Wisconsin and […]

At 3,454 meters (11,332 feet) above sea level, Jungfraujoch railway has been aptly coined, the “Top of Europe.” As a popular destination, the site provides unmatched views of the region’s snow and ice capped mountains and leaves visitors with a certain feeling of freedom. Equally fascinating is the fact that the Jungfrau railway goes right […]

A new collaborative three-year research project launched in June 2022 and funded by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board is underway with co-principal investigators John Gulliver and Meijun Cai, both of the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, investigating the applicability of two inch TDA for stormwater treatment. The overall objective of the research […]

Nashville distributor eyes expansion of running tracks for U.S. high schools and universities Polysport, a national installation company for sport surfacing solutions, announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Conica, a Switzerland-based sports and recreational flooring manufacturer. Billy Jenkins, managing director for the U.S. division of Conica, said the new partnership, effective Jan. […]

Tire derived aggregate (TDA) is a valuable, sustainable resource made from shredded end-of-life tires.  One of the first tire derived materials to earn an ASTM standard, TDA has been used for several decades in various civil engineering applications and since 1992, when the first civil engineering applications using TDA were recognized in the marketplace, the […]