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Cabinet Announces Grants to Recycle Used Tires
Press Release Date: July 8, 2004
Contact: Contact: Todd McCoy, (502) 564-6716
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 8, 2004) - Nearly $1 million in grant money
has been given to 21 schools and governmental entities across
Kentucky as part of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet’s
(EPPC) attempt to deal with one of the state’s most serious
solid waste problems – the disposal of old tires.
The waste tire grant program was created to develop local markets
for waste tires by supporting projects that recycle tires in creative
and environmentally-friendly ways. Most of the grant recipients
will use the recycled product to extend the life and improve the
safety of community athletic fields and playgrounds.
To date, the program has awarded funding to the cities of Greenville
and Williamsburg, the Taylor County Fiscal Court, the Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet, Danville High School, and Ballard, Boyle,
Estill, Fayette, Graves, Harrison, Madison, Mason, Mercer, Nelson,
Pulaski, Rowan, Scott, Simpson, Todd and Woodford counties.
The scheduled projects involve using “crumb rubber”
made from waste tires. This finely ground rubber can be used for
landscaping, playgrounds, horse tracks, septic systems, power
plants and road construction.
In playgrounds, rubber is used to reduce the risk of injuries
due to falling. In athletic fields, crumb rubber can improve the
durability of the grass turf and provide a similar cushioning
effect found in playground applications, but not found in other
field amendments.
In landscaping, crumb rubber can be colored and substituted for
wood mulch to provide a longer-lasting cover that is resistant
to rot and sun bleaching. In road asphalt, crumb rubber has been
shown to improve wet weather traction and visibility, as well
as reduce road noise.
Burned as a coal alternative, tire derived fuel (TDF) can reduce
a power plant’s need for coal by 15 percent and lower emissions,
helping the plant operate cleaner and more efficiently.
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