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What industries can benefit from tire recycling?
As tire recycling is becoming more common, recycled rubber products show up in places you might not expect, from playground mulch to roadways and engineering projects. A variety of different industries are beginning to discover ways to benefit from this...
How Recycling Saves Wildlife
In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the progress that we have made as a country in our recycling efforts. Since 1960, recycling efforts have increased from only 7% to 32%. While that is a significant increase, it still leaves a lot...
Assessing Your Local Tire Recycling Market
According to statistics released by the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), tire recycling efforts are not keeping up with waste tire production. Tire recycling hit a record high in 2013. A whopping 96% of tires found their way to tire recycling...
Is buying or selling rubber mulch a good financial decision?
Traditionally homeowners have used wood mulch around flower beds and gardens. However, as rubber tire recycling and its products become more mainstream, rubber mulch is gaining popularity. Whether you are looking for a product to use in your own yard or...
How Tire Derived Aggregate is Altering the Construction Landscape
Tire-derived aggregate (TDA) is a low-cost substitute for stone, soil, and other common construction materials that is finding its way into an increasing number of construction projects. It is a low-cost alternative that, in many situations and applications,...
Supporting World Bicycle Day Through Recycling
In 2015, Polish social scientist Professor Leszek Sibilski wrote the first of two papers about the bicycle and its ability to elevate the human condition even in the poorest of circumstances. He recognized the bicycle as an inexpensive means of...
What specifications should I look for when purchasing a durable and efficient tire shredder?
The first step in recycling waste car and truck tires is shredding the whole tires into smaller pieces. Cutting through the hard rubber, steel wires, and fabric in the tires all at once is a challenging task. Buying a high-quality primary shredder that can...
5 Reasons Why You Should Use Rubber Mulch
Mulch has been used for many decades in gardens and flower beds. Usually manufactured from organic material such as bark and wood, mulch helps to hold in soil moisture, protect plants from extremes in temperature, and prevent weeds from germinating in the...
Exploring the ECO Grater Secondary Shredder
Those who work in the tire recycling industry know that running a profitable business can be challenging at times. Tires are composed of some of the most rigid materials, including rubber and steel. To recycle tires, you must shred them and separate out the...