THE INDUSTRY IS GETTING BACK TOGETHER OCTOBER 4th-7th IN PITTSBURGH, PA The International Elastomer Conference provides many valuable learning, business and networking opportunities. It is the one place, one time of year, where you find the best of our industry all under one roof. It’s been too long since we’ve all been together. Don’t miss […]

Slip resistant, ADA compliant and extremely permeable; perkEpave is made with recycled tire rubber and specified by the Department of Transportation as a flexible porous paving for the safe routes to school program. It is crack resistant and used for sidewalks, tree surrounds, playgrounds, and driveways in many communities across the USA. The city of […]

K.B. Industries UK Ltd, sellers and installers of KBI’s Flexi®-Pave since 2010 has joined the ever-expanding Atlantic Power and Infrastructure Corp.’s ( API) portfolio of rapidly expanding international entities. Based in South Yorkshire, England, K.B. Industries UK Ltd have independently been selling and installing KBI’s Flexi®-Pave and it’s related products since 2010. K.B. Industries UK […]

Recycled tire rubber fill enhances use in stormwater management Water, Mitch Whitson will tell you, is why his company, California Filtration Specialists (CFS), exists. More specifically, protecting this valuable resource, particularly in California, is what CFS was founded on. The Escondido, CA-based firm designs and builds sustainable solutions and products for managing stormwater, improving green […]

Report recommends additional research to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the technology’s impact The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and its partners have published a State Of Knowledge Report that assesses existing research on the benefits of using ground tire rubber (GTR) in asphalt. USTMA together with its partners the University of Missouri and The […]

Change in consumer buying habits helped drive major growth in 2020 When a company boosts sales by 40 percent, diverts waste from landfills and helps ex-felons rebuild their lives by putting them to work, it must be doing something right. U.S. Rubber Recycling Inc., a Colton, California business that converts used truck tires into rubber […]

Recycled rubber has become a part of the circular economy where rubber is recycled and used in new products, technologies and uses. Today, more than ever, tire and rubber recyclers need to qualify and verify their material meets both industry standards and customer specification. A new video and users guide on how to test rubber […]

First of its kind project uses tire-derived-aggregate fill for mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall In California’s Santa Barbara County, Ortega Ridge Road had been slowly failing for over a decade.  Recurring settlement of the roadway surface and embankment required constant maintenance, county engineers and public works officials said. The road was constructed in the late […]