Recovered carbon black from retired Yulex® wetsuits and tires used as components to make new ones Patagonia, as the industry leader in environmentally and socially responsible surf gear, is proud to share the co-development of a groundbreaking circular solution for wetsuits with Bolder Industries, a Boulder, Colorado-based circular solution provider for rubber, plastic and petrochemical […]

Collaboration seeks to recycle tires into plastics for automotive applications Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications. The collaboration aims at driving circularity in plastics value chains and the automotive industry. When no longer fit for use, tires are liquefied […]

U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH) introduced legislation in June to lower tire costs by providing a tax credit for purchasing retreaded tires. The legislation, “Retreaded Truck Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act,” would provide U.S. consumers with tax credits for purchasing tires that have had the tread on them […]

Innovation was heard throughout the recent 2024 Tire Recycling Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Not surprising, when for the first time, technology, compounding, and chemistry rather than tire processing took center stage. Noteworthy, however, is innovation taking place in tire derived aggregate (TDA) that is adding value and bringing out its environmental benefits. Innovation that holds […]

Buffalo firm celebrates National Public Works Week and Construction Safety Week “We are excited to celebrate the public works crews who work tirelessly everyday to make our local communities and cities safe,” RubberForm  President Bill Robbins, said.  “We recognize and appreciate those willing to go the extra mile to improve our surroundings. As part of […]

Joanne Rodriguez Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Mycocycle, grows fungus on trash to turn it into something better. “We train mushrooms to eat trash and create renewable, bio-based raw materials” she told TechCrunch. The company has turned to a group of fungi known as white-rot mushrooms. In nature, fungi tend to thrive on things like […]

City council approves $180,000 tire disposal and recycling agreement The Fort Worth City Council has authorized an agreement with All American Tire Recyclers for tire recycling and disposal services for up to $180,000 annually. The Environmental Services Department approached the Purchasing Division to procure an agreement for tire recycling and disposal services to provide equipment, […]

Dynamic new organization brings together every player in the tire recycling value chain, from manufacturers, distributors and retailers to collectors, processors and end users, opening a new era of tire recycling with the common goal that all end-of-life tires enter sustainable and circular markets. Before tire recycling was tire recycling, a handful of individuals and […]