Tyre Scrap

Markets& Applications
for Tire Recycling

Thereare about 300 million scrap tires produced every year in the United States(about 1 tire per person), of which roughly 259 million End up in some form ofbeneficial use, with around 241 million being Sent to one or more of the 3major environmentally - safe and profitable markets listed below.

Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)

Oneof the first, and still the largest, market for processed scrap tires, is as afuel. Tire Derived Fuel has become a popular source of cleaner energy, with ahigher BTU than coal, stable and readily available, and requiring littlepreparation to burn. In a coal-burning plant, a pound of TDF may displace asmuch as 2 pounds of coal.

Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA)

TireDerived Aggregate (TDA) has physical characteristics that make it well suitedfor many civil engineering applications. It has vibration damping propertieswhich can be used in highway and light rail projects to minimize vibrations; aswell as road beds, and supporting highway embankments. It also has gooddrainage properties for septic and leachate systems.

Mulch, Playground, Field Turf& Molded Products/Asphalt

Groundrubber, also referred to as crumb rubber, is a wire-free fine rubber particlewhich can be incorporated into rubber and plastic materials such as floor mats,vehicle mud guards, carpet padding, adhesives, playground cover, landscapecover. sporting arenas, and molded products.