Rubberecycle News
Have you ever wondered what happens to the millions of car and truck tires discarded each year?
The Wheels on the Bus Do More Than Go Round and Round
Lifecycle of a Tire
- The virgin plant is harvest
- The plant is processed or synthetic rubber is produced
- Rubber is vulcanized as part of a product manufacturing process
- Finished tires are manufactured
- The products are sent through distribution channels for consumer purchase
- Tires products are used
SCRAPPED TIRES ARE REPURPOSED
There are at least 110 products that are currently made of material derived from used tires:
Running tracks basketball courts, clothing, shoes, housing decks, fuel, building materials, other tires
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Making
History:
Rubberecycle Installs Playsafer on the White House Playground
Rubberecycle was honored to install premium Playsafer rubber
mulch flooring at the very first playground ever to be built
at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC. After
representatives of the NRPA contacted the White House staff to
express their concern over the safety issues inherent in playground
usage, the Obama administration chose the most ecologically-friendly,
safety-enhancing alternative: Playsafer.
Representatives of the Rubberecycle staff were warmly received
by President Obama, who was extremely satisfied with the attractive
and comfortable rubber mulch, perfectly matched to the playground
color scheme. The play area was also securely surrounded
by Rubber Curbs, and supplemented with Rubber Wear Mats for extra
protection in the most sensitive areas.
Reportedly, Sasha and Malia received their new gift with squeals
of delight. Rubberecycle is delighted to play a part in
protecting the First Family.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/recycled/mulch/prweb2264344.htm
Cash for Clunkers, Tires for ….?
At the close of the popular Cash for Clunkers program, the nation
is faced with a glut of some 3.2 million tires—the base
of those 800,000 ‘Clunkers’. Are these tires
destined for the landfills?
Rubberecycle’s answer is a resounding “NO!” While
Cash for Clunkers has been a real boon for the environment, the
addition of millions of tires to landfills is definitely a colossal
hazard. Fortunately, Rubberecycle has proposed the ideal
solution for all involved: the recycling of those very same tires
into rubber mulch.
Rather than becoming a health and environmental hazard, the
tires will be able to serve as playground flooring, landscape
mulch, arena footing, and crumb rubber for athletic fields. A
genuine win-win situation!
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS214786+25-Aug-2009+PRN20090825
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